The Paterson Police Department is mourning the loss of recently retired officer Anthony DeSopo, who was killed in a snowmobile accident in Pennsylvania on Friday, Feb. 7. He was 55 years old.

PATERSON — As a motorcycle police officer in the city, Anthony DeSopo participated in more than 1,000 funeral escorts, his former commander said. “He felt it was an honor for him to ride a ...

Anthony DeSopo and James Fontanella were driving their snowmobiles on Lake Wallenpaupack when they crashed into the shoreline. They hit boulders and large rocks and were thrown from their snowmobiles.