The many flower bouquets — which originally sat on top of the police cruiser — were torn off, destroyed and callously thrown ...

A vigil was held Wednesday for Newark Police Det. Joseph Azcona, who was shot and killed while on the job last Friday.

Hundreds of people filled the street in front of the Christ Assembly Lutheran Church in Newark where the officer was gunned down allegedly by a 14-year-old with an automatic weapon.

A Newark police detective investigating a group believed to have illegal guns Friday night was shot to death before he could get out of his vehicle and a second officer was wounded, authorities said.