Police Dept in NJ mourns captain who died on-duty

The Bayonne Police Department is mourning one of its own after a police captain died suddenly while on duty.

“It is with a heavy heart that I must announce the death of Bayonne Police Department Captain Paul Jamolawicz,” said Police Chief Robert Geisler in a statement. “Captain Jamolawicz died unexpectedly tonight while on-duty serving our community. On behalf of the City of Bayonne and the Bayonne Police Department, I would like to express our condolences to the Jamolawicz Family.”

Video posted to Facebook by the police department shows officers gathered outside a hospital to pay their respects to Jamolawicz.

Jamolawicz joined the force in 1985 and is survived by a wife and two children.

His cause of death Friday night is currently unknown.