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.

Anthony Desopo and another man were riding on separate snowmobiles on Lake Wallenpaupack when both crashed into the shore line, hitting large rocks and boulders, Pennsylvania State Police said Monday.

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.