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Patrolman John A. Hahn
Date of
Appointment: April 16, 1925
Date of
Death: September 24, 1925, Age 39
Patrolman Hahn was the first Nassau County Police
Officer killed in the line of duty after having served
five months and one week on the force. He was involved
in an auto accident while operating a Department
motorcycle.
Serial
# 0017 Patrolman Shield # 28 |
Lieutenant John P. Dowd
Date of
Appointment: July 1,1925
Date of
Death: April 30, 1929, Age 37
Lieutenant Dowd was involved in an automobile accident
while on Demott Ave. and Grand Ave., Baldwin. Dowd was
appointed Sergeant April 3, 1928, and promoted to
Lieutenant April 15,1929.
Serial
# 0064 Patrolman Shield # 21 |
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Patrolman Fred S. Hirsch Jr.
Date of
Appointment: April 4, 1928
Date of
Death: May 6, 1931, Age 31
Patrolman Hirsch was the third Nassau County Police
Officer killed in the line of duty. He was shot to death
by Francis (Two Gun) Crowley in Merrick, N.Y. Hirsch
left a family of four small children Ana a wife. Cromley
was sent to the electric chair on January 1, 1932.
Hirsch's son Fernand also became an officer of the
N.C.P.D. retiring as a Sergeant on March 26,1970. A
grandson, Joseph Hirsch, was appointed to the N.C.P.D.
on June 25, 1969, and is assigned to the Second
Precinct. Patrolman Fred Hirsch was awarded the
Calderone Medal posthumously September 10th, 1932.
Serial
# 0295 Patrolman Shield # 207 |
Patrolman Milton Verity
Date of
Appointment: December 15, 1928
Date of
Death: February 25, 1932, Age 26
Patrolman Verity and Patrolman Borgwardt while on patrol
in a departmental vehicle were both killed as a result
of an automobile accident at Hempstead Turnpike and
Holland Avenue, Elmont, N.Y.
Serial
# 0350 Patrolman Shield # 114
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Patrolman Alvin J. Borgwardt
Date of
Appointment: July 15, 1929
Date of
Death: February 25, 1932, Age 28
Patrolman Borgwardt and Patrolman Verity while on patrol
in a departmental vehicle were both killed as a result
of an automobile accident at Hempstead Turnpike and
Holland Avenue, Elmont, N.Y.
Serial
# 0395 Patrolman Shield # 646
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Patrolman John D. Kennedy
Date of
Appointment- March 1, 1926
Date of
Death: July 12, 1932, Age 28
Patrolman Kennedy was shot on July 27, 1928, while on
patrol in Woodmere, N.Y. He lived in constant pain and
went through thirteen operations in various hospitals
until his death on July 12, 1932. His assailant, Al
Brengard, was electrocuted in Sing Sing and an
accomplice, William French, was sentenced to life in
Clinton Prison Dannemora. Patrolman Kennedy awarded the
Sykes Medal for Valor posthumously on September 10,
1934.
Serial
# 0165 Patrolman Shield # 133 |
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Patrolman Lawrence E. Duncan
Date of
Appointment: July 15, 1929
Date of
Death: October 12, 1935, Age 31
Motorcycle Patrolman Duncan was struck by an automobile
from the rear knocking him off his motorcycle at
Northern Blvd. in Upper Brookville, N.Y. He died of his
injuries. The operator of the car was indicted for
second degree manslaughter and found guilty of driving
while under the influence of alcohol. He was sentenced
to two to four years in Sing Sing Prison. *See Special
Order # 12 October 16,1935 Patrolman Lawrence E. Duncan,
Shield # 325 killed in performance of his duty at 7:45
p.m. October 12,1935. *See Special Order # 20 July
17,1929 Re: Date of Appointment.
Serial
# 0402 Patrolman Shield # 323 |
Parolman Arthur J. Klepper
Date of
Appointment: April 1, 1930
Date of
Death: December 3, 1937, Age 30
Patrolman Klepper while operating a motorcycle on patrol
was chasing a speeder on Sunrise Highway. He crashed
into a truck at Newbridge Road in Bellmore, causing his
death. Patrolman Arthur Klepper had two brothers whom
were also Nassau County Police Officers. Patrolman
Klepper was awarded a Commendation on September 10,
1934.
Serial
# 0446 Patrolman Shield # 159
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Patrolman Alexander N. Benedict
Date of
Appointment: July 2, 1928
Date of
Death: February 3, 1939, Age 53
Patrolman Benedict working the 0001-8000 tour of duty,
was found shot through the head at the rear of Nassau
Inn, South Eight Street and Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde
Park. Patrolman Benedict apparently fell on the ice with
his weapon in his hand while investigating an attempted
burglary, causing the weapon to accidentally discharge.
Serial
# 0316 Patrolman Shield # 233
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Patrolman Charles H. Shaw
Date
of Appointment: March 1, 1937
Date of
Death: September 6, 1940, Age 33
Patrolman Shaw was killed while on patrol in a Radio
Patrol Car at about 3:15 a.m. in the vicinity of
Railroad Avenue, Woodmere. He was on patrol with
Sergeant Robert Kirk and came upon a parked automobile
in an isolated area. Both officers left the patrol car
and approached the parked auto when a blast of gunfire
from the darkness mortally wounded Patrolman Shaw.
Sergeant Kirk returned fire but failed to hit the
assailant who disappeared in the darkness. The assailant
has never been found. The auto had been stolen about a
half mile from the spot where the shooting occurred.
Serial
# 0649 Patrolman Shield # 442 |
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Patrolman David J. Murphy
Date of
Appointment: July 15, 1929
Date of
Death: September 9, 1942, Age 41
Patrolman David J. Murphy, while cleaning his service
revolver in the Fourth Precinct Station
House accidentally shot
himself in the chest. Patrolman Murphy was awarded the
American Legion Medal for marksmanship on September 13,
1933, and the Shor and Hadfield Medal for revolver
shooting on August 8, 1941 and September 8, 1942.
Serial
# 0417 Patrolman Shield # 340
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Patrolman John E. West
Date of
Appointment: June 10, 1929
Date of
Death: February 4, 1946, Age 48
Patrolman West was assigned to the Highway Patrol Bureau
working the 0800 to 1600 tour of duty February 4, 1946,
operating Ghost Patrol Car # 81. He was shot twice by a
VTL violator, with his own gun, as the subject was being
transported in the patrol car to the second Precinct
House. Denville Edmond Dotson, age twenty-four, an
ex-convict was apprehended and convicted of the crime
and was sent to Sing Sing for forty-five years to life.
Patrolman West was cited for Excellent Police Work on
September 8, 1942.
Serial
# 0389 Patrolman Shield # 36 |
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Lieutenant Adam Yulch
Date of
Appointment: April 16, 1925
Date of
Death: July 2, 1950, Age 65
Acting
Captain Adam Yulch while on duty was crossing Broadway,
Hewlett, from the north side to the south side-stepped
back to the curb to avoid an on-coming motorcycle. He
lost his balance and fell into the roadway on June 17,
1950, causing head injuries. He died in the hospital on
July 2, 1950, as the result of this accident. He
received the Martin Littleton award for the Laundry Mark
Identification System on September I., 1939, and a
Meritorious Award for the same Identification System on
August 20, 1941.
Serial
# 0057 Patrolman Shield # 21 Sergeant Shield #
Lieutenant Shield # 7 |
Patrolman William R. Sellers
Date of
Appointment: February 9, 1948
Date of
Death: May 19, 1954, Age 38
Patrolman Sellers, while operating a departmental
motorcycle westbound on Northern State Parkway at about
one-forty in the afternoon, lost the front wheel of his
motorcycle which went out of control. Patrolman Sellers
died in the hospital as a result of the accident.
Serial
# 11O7 Patrolman Shield # 593
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Patrolman Joseph Sternberg
Date of
Appointment: April 19, 1950
Date of
Death: August 16, 1954, Age 26
Patrolman Sternberg operating Radio Motor Patrol car
#407 on Woodmere Boulevard, east of Channel Road,
Woodsburgh, collided with a tree causing fatal injuries.
Serial
# 1396 Patrolman Shield # 726
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Patrolman Alfred J. Delgiorno
Date of
Appointment: December 16, 1954
Date of
Death: December 7, 1956, Age 31
Patrolman Delgiorno while operating Radio Motor Patrol
car #106 on Atlantic Avenue, Oceanside, was involved in
an auto accident at Lincoln Avenue with a dump truck at
about four-thirty in the afternoon. Patrolman Delgiorno
died as a result of the accident.
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# 1903 Patrolman Shield # 201 |
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Detective John F. Daly
Date of
Appointment: May 16, 1949
Date of
Death: October 28, 1957, Age 41
Detective Daly while operating a departmental vehicle
southbound on Franklin Street at Alabama Avenue,
Hempstead, New York, struck a telephone pole and died as
a result of the accident.
Serial
# 1203 Patrolman Shield # 182 Detective Shield # 12
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Patrolman Louis A. DeFrancesco
Date of
Appointment: May 16, 1949
Date of
Death: November 28, 1957, Age 34
Patrolman DeFrancesco, while operating a Department
motorcycle eastbound on Sunrise Highway at Green Acres
Road, Valley Stream, Long Island, collided with an
automobile and died as a result of the accident.
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# 1204 Patrolman Shield # 219 |
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Patrolman Robert H. Pickwick
Date of
Appointment: May 16, 1955
Date of
Death: August 6, 1960, Age 37
Patrolman Pickwick while operating a Departmental Radio
Patrol car was involved in an automobile accident at
Hillside Avenue and North Third Street, New Hyde Park,
New York, resulting in his death.
Serial
# 2128 Patrolman Shield # 538
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Patrolman Joseph L. Coote
Date of
Appointment: April 16, 1956
Date of
Death: March 22, 1961, Age 31
On
March 22, 1961, at about six-thirty in the evening,
Patrolman Coote, attached to the Sixth Precinct was shot
and killed while affecting the arrest of three
perpetrators of an armed robbery. The subjects fled the
scene and were later apprehended tried and convicted.
The scene of the shooting was at Beinkerhoff Lane &
Third Street, Manhasset.
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# 2211 Patrolman Shield # 535 |
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Patrolman William Trofemuk
Date of
Appointment: February 9, 1948
Date of
Death: May 14, 1961, Age 37
Patrolman Trofemuk while operating a vehicle at the
intersection of Hempstead Turnpike and Daffodil Avenue,
Franklin Square, at 0545 hours on May 8, 1961, was in an
accident with a truck. Patrolman Trofemuk died in
Meadowbrook Hospital May 14, 1961 of internal injuries
as a result of the accident.
Serial
# 1133 Patrolman Shield # 599
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Detective Kathleen M. Reilly
Date of
Appointment: February 18, 1966
Date of
Death: December 25, 1967, Age 28
Detective Reilly, while assisting a disabled motorist,
was struck by a vehicle on the Meadowbrook Parkway
resulting in her death. Detective Reilly was the first
woman appointed to the Nassau County Police Department
and also the first woman Detective. Detective Reilly was
awarded a certificate for Excellent Police Work
posthumously, for work performed in the year 1967.
Serial
# 3603 Policewoman Shield # 1 Detective Shield # 265
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Patrolman Richard B. Rose
Date of
Appointment: August 14, 1970
Date of
Death: December 29, 1971, Age 22
Patrolman Rose, while on patrol in a department patrol
car, answered a radio call for a stick-up. He was shot
at 8:16 p.m. by Edward T. Gladman, who was in flight
from the commission of an armed robbery at the County
Line Delicatessen on South Main Street, South
Farmingdale.
Police
Cadet Shield # 123 Patrolman Shield # 2516
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Patrolman Matthew Giglio
Date of
Appointment: January 24, 1964
Date of
Death: December 16, 1975, Age 35
Police
Officer Giglio, an Emergency Medical Technician,
operating a Departmental Ambulance in the Fifth Precinct
on Hempstead Avenue, West Hempstead, went to the aid of
fellow officers investigating a burglary on October 7,
1975. He was shot upon his arrival at the scene by the
burglar who later was apprehended. Officer Giglio died
of his wounds seventy days later on December 16, 1975.
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# 3359 Patrolman Shield # 1778 |
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Patrolman George Kempen
Date of
Appointment: September 26, 1961
Date of
Death: November 14, 1976, Age 38
Police
Officer Kempen, while operating Radio Motor Patrol car #
101 was in pursuit of a suspect in a stolen automobile
on Meadowbrook Road 200 feet north of Jerusalem Avenue,
North Merrick. One of the assisting officer's weapon
accidently discharged striking Officer Kempen in the
chest, causing his death.
Serial
# 3041 Patrolman Shield # 1312
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Patrolman Michael J. Kavanagh
Date of
Appointment: April 14, 1967
Date of
Death: May 29, 1977, Age 37
Patrolman Kavanagh, was operating a department radio car
assisting Fifth Precinct cars in a pursuit of an
automobile on the Southern State Parkway. He had stopped
his auto an the Parkway east of Newbridge Road, North
Bellmore, and exited patrol car to divert traffic when
he was struck by auto originally pursued. Officer
Kavanagh died in the hospital. Patrolman Kavanagh was
presented the Medal of Valor and Purple Heart
posthumously on November 3, 1977.
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# 3761 Patrolman Shield # 1300 |
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Sergeant Robert J. Harris
Date of
Appointment: December 1, 1949
Date of
Death: May 17, 1978, Age 53
Sergeant Harris, while operating a Nassau County Police
Department helicopter on May 17, 1978, at about 1800
hours in the vicinity of Southern State Parkway and
Wantagh Avenue, was killed when the aircraft developed
engine trouble and crashed. Sergeant Harris given
Excellent Police Service Award on November 3, 1977, for
work performed in the year 1976.
Serial
# 1312 Patrolman Shield # 224 Sergeant Shield # 150
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Police Officer Daniel Greer
Date of
Appointment: April 29, 1966
Date of
Death: December 16, 1979, Age 44
Police
Officer Greer while on patrol in a Highway Patrol car
stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on the Long
Island Expressway. Officer Greer was walking back to his
patrol car when he was struck by a pick-up truck which
left the scene of the accident. Police Officer Greer
died from injuries due to the accident. Police Officer
Greer was awarded the Purple Heart Medal posthumously.
Serial
# 3640 Police Officer Shield # 1247
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Police Officer Gary R. Farley
Date of
Appointment: July 18, 1986
Date of
Death: March 7, 1993, Age 36
On
Friday March 5, 1993 at 8:30 p.m., Officer Farley was
present at 150 Division Avenue, Massapequa, New York in
response to a complaint of a violent mental aided case.
While attempting to subdue the aided person Officer
Farley was struck in the chest by the subject. Following
the altercation, Officer Farley complained to the other
Officers that he had pains in his hand, arm, and
shoulder and did not feel well. At 8:30 a.m. Saturday,
March 6, 1993 Officer Farley collapsed. He was
transported to N.C.M.C., where he was placed on a
respirator. He was pronounced dead at 3:00 a.m. Sunday,
March 7, 1993.
Serial
# 6673 Police Officer Shield # 2736
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