A trailblazer and a hero: Jersey City’s first African American police chief passes away at 85
Walter Adams, the first African American director of public safety and police chief in Jersey City, has died at the age of 85.
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Sep 14, 2020, 12:17 PM
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Updated 1,503 days ago
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Walter Adams, the first African American director of public safety and police chief in Jersey City, has died at the age of 85.
The city announced his death Friday. Adams is being remembered as a trailblazer and hero.
Adams also served the community as a police officer and later detective.
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