Funeral scheduled for detective who fought for Sept. 11 fund

NEW YORK (AP) — A funeral will be held Wednesday for a former New York City police detective who was a leader in the fight for the Sept. 11 Victims Compensation Fund. Detective Luis Alvarez appeared with former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart last month to plead with Congress to extend the compensation fund.
Alvarez, who died Saturday of colorectal cancer, was admitted to a hospice within days of his testimony.
His funeral will be held at the Immaculate Conception Church in the A