Sergeant Alfred L. Sellick, Jr., Montclair Police Department, New Jersey

Sergeant Alfred L. Sellick, Jr.

Montclair Police Department, New Jersey

End of Watch Monday, January 12, 1976

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Alfred L. Sellick, Jr.

Sergeant Sellick was shot and killed during a bank robbery at 320 Orange Road.

He was shot in the face at about 7:15 p.m. at the First Federal Savings and Loan Association while trying to disarm the gunman. He later died in the emergency room at Mountainside Hospital.

Within three days the gunman and three accomplices were arrested. The gunman was convicted of murder and armed robbery and sentenced to life on June 30th, 1976. He was paroled on May 26th, 1994. The other three were also convicted of murder and armed robbery and sentenced to life. All three have been paroled.

Sergeant Sellick's killer and his three accomplices were members of the New World of Islam, a black Muslim religious group responsible for more than 100 robberies and several murders in New Jersey, including Officer John Gottfried of the Newark Police Department on November 28, 1980.

Sergeant Sellick had served with the Montclair Police Department for 26 years. He was survived by his wife and children.

Bio

Age 49
Tour 26 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun
Offender Paroled in 1994

robbery

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I had just returned from the Military (Police) overseas the previous several months. As a resident of Montclair, I volunteered with the Montclair Ambulance (EMS) Unit.

Upon hearing of the murder of friend, Officer Al Sellick, I decided to replace him at this Savings and Loan to prevent further robberies and to honor his life.
I also became a deputy police officer with the Montclair Police Dept.

Later I applied and was accepted into an Emergency Paramedic Training Program at the CMDNJ (College of Medicine) in Newark, NJ, eventually graduating in 1978 with Honors.

Dr A Evangelista, PhD
Friend and fellow deputy officer with Montclair Police Dept.

May 2, 2024