Crime & Safety

Funeral Arrangements Set for Fallen NY Cop

Joseph Pritchard will be laid to rest on Friday in Lindenhurst.

Funeral arrangements for Lindenhurst High School graduate Joseph Pritchard, a New York City police officer killed Monday on the Long Island Expressway, will be held locally.

According to the Lindenhurst Funeral Home, Pritchard’s wake will be on Wednesday and Thursday, from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The funeral home is located at 424 South Wellwood Avenue.

A blessing will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Lindenhurst. He'll be buried at Breslau Cemetery on North Monroe Avenue in Lindenhurst.

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Pritchard is survived by his parents, John and Maryann; brothers John and Michael; and sister Lisa (Sforza).

Pritchard, 30, was behind the wheel of a 2008 Dodge pickup truck that was stopped in the Westbound right lane of the expressway. Police are unsure why the truck was stopped. His vehicle was hit by a box truck driven by Joseph Garcia, 34, of the Bronx who was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

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