The City of Perth Amboy Police Department and the entire Perth Amboy community is morning the loss of one of our beloved Senior Police Officers, Arcadio Rivera Jr.
Officials said Officer Rivera is a 26 year veteran of the police force serving in the patrol division. Officer Rivera at approximately 7:30PM, on April 28, 2021, while off duty and at the time operating his personal vehicle, appeared to experience a medical emergency which caused him to lose control of his vehicle and collide with parked vehicles in the Harbortown section of the City.
The medical emergency has yet to be confirmed by appropriate authorities.
Off-duty N.J. police officer dies after suffering medical emergency, crashing while driving, mayor says
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
Posted Apr 29, 2021
Perth Amboy police officer Arcadio Rivera died after suffering a medical emergency during an off-duty crash on Thursday, the city s mayor said.City of Perth Amboy
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A 54-year-old off-duty Perth Amboy police officer died after crashing his car following a medical emergency Thursday night, officials said.
Arcadio Rivera was driving his personal vehicle around 7:30 p.m. in the Harbortown section of the city when he struck several parked cars, Mayor Helmin Caba said Thursday.
Police officers, firefighters and other emergency workers removed Rivera from his vehicle but their life-saving efforts were hampered when he went into cardiac arrest, Caba said. Rivera was pronounced dead at Raritan Bay Medical Center in the city.
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PERTH AMBOY – Arcadio Rivera Jr., a 26-year veteran of the Perth Amboy Police Department, is being remembered as a positive influence in the city, not just with his fellow officers and new recruits, but also with the young people who played on basketball teams with his sons. Arcadio was someone who really appreciated other people, and he was definitely a positive influence on other individuals, said Kenneth Ortiz, the city’s recreation director.
Rivera died Wednesday night following an apparent medical emergency that caused him to lose control of his vehicle and crash into parked vehicles. He was 54.