Coronavirus News: Newark police department analyst remembered

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Sunday, April 26, 2020
Funeral held for Newark police officer killed by COVID-19
Fellow police officers lined the streets Saturday to honor 51-year old Danny Francis.

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Funeral services were held in Newark for a key member of the police department's major crimes division.

Fellow police officers lined the street outside a funeral home in Roselle to honor 51-year old Danny Francis.

He spent the last several years as a "criminal intelligence analyst."

Prior to that he worked for 16-years in the Essex County prosecutor's office.

Francis was a father of four, including a 6-year old son.

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