Sergeant Charles "Rob' Roberts III has been laid to rest in Rosedale Cemetery. Officer Roberts, who lost his life to COVID-19 on May 11, was given the posthumous promotion to sergeant as part of the memorial service earlier today in front of Glen Ridge Borough Hall. Click HERE to see the full ceremony.
Police from all over New Jersey attended the solemn ceremony, which was followed by a procession through the streets of the borough he protected as a police officer for the last 20 years. The procession was longer than a mile in length, and thousands of Ridgers lined the streets to honor "Rob" as his hearse drove past.
Read more about it at Baristanet, The Glen Ridge Voice and The New York Times.
