Cops, Dumont Restaurant Pay Tribute To Fallen Jersey City Officer

DUMONT, NJ - A group of Jersey City police officers left behind a tribute at a Dumont restaurant Wednesday evening to Detective Joseph Seals, who was killed in the line of duty this week.

Seals, 39, a married father of five, was among six people killed on Tuesday –including two suspects and three civilians – in an hours-long gun battle in Jersey City.

In a Facebook post, Grant Street Café shared a photo of the memorial the officers made for Seals, 13-year-veteran of the force. The restaurant plans to keep the seat reserved for Seals as a tribute for the next few days.

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"Tonight we had the privilege of hosting a few of Jersey City's finest police officers. Once they left we found this memorial at their table in memory of their fallen brother, Detective Joseph Seals. In his honor we have decided to reserve this seat for the weekend," the restaurant said.

Grant Street Café also plans to keep a bucket behind the bar for donations to the Seals family.

“Rest easy, Officer,” the restaurant wrote. “Thank you for your service.”

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A wake for Seals will be held Monday from 2 to 8 p.m. at McLaughlin Funeral Home, 625 Pavonia Avenue in Jersey City. The funeral will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Saint Aedan's Church at 800 Bergen Avenue in Jersey City.

A GoFundMe page has also been set up to help the North Arlington family, receiving more than $315,000 worth of donations in a single day.

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