Twenty-three members of the service died in the line of duty as they responded to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Those officers served in the following commands: Emergency Service Unit Squads 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 10; the 6, 13, and 40 Precincts; Bomb Squad; Transit Bureau District 4; Traffic Control Division; and Video Production Unit.
The following members of the service died in the line of duty on September 11th, 2001.
Sergeant John G. Coughlin
Emergency Service Squad No. 4
Sergeant Michael S. Curtin
Emergency Service Squad No. 2
Sergeant Rodney C. Gillis
Emergency Service Squad No. 8
Sergeant Timothy A. Roy
Traffic Control Division Bus Unit
Detective Claude D. Richards
Bomb Squad
Detective Joseph V. Vigiano
Emergency Service Squad No. 2
Police Officer John D’Allara
Emergency Service Squad No. 2
Police Officer Vincent G. Danz
Emergency Service Squad No. 3
Police Officer Jerome M. Dominguez
Emergency Service Squad No. 3
Police Officer Stephen P. Driscoll
Emergency Service Squad No. 4
Police Officer Mark J. Ellis
Transit Bureau, District 4
Police Officer Robert Fazio
13th Precinct
Police Officer Ronald P. Kloepfer
Emergency Service Squad No. 7
Police Officer Thomas M. Langone
Emergency Service Squad No. 10
Police Officer James P. Leahy
6th Precinct
Police Officer Brian G. McDonnell
Emergency Service Squad No. 1
Police Officer John W. Perry
40th Precinct
Police Officer Glen K. Pettit
Police Academy Video Production Unit
Police Officer Moira A. Smith
13th Precinct
Police Officer Ramon Suarez
Transit Bureau, District 4
Police Officer Paul Talty
Emergency Service Squad No. 10
Police Officer Santos Valentin Jr.
Emergency Service Squad No. 7
Police Officer Walter E. Weaver
Emergency Service Squad No. 3
Since the attacks on the World Trade Center, many members of the service who were involved in the rescue and recovery effort have died as a result of 9/11-related illnesses. These officers were exposed to toxic and hazardous conditions during those efforts, and subsequently developed fatal illnesses.
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Patrol Borough Queens North Task Force
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Drug Enforcement Task Force
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028 Precinct
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Detective Bureau
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Counterterrorism
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094 Precinct
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047 Precinct
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071 Precinct Detective Squad
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066 Precinct Detective Squad
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069 Precinct
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Brooklyn Special Victims
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Patrol Service Bureau Investigation and Evaluation Section
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Housing Borough Manhattan
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077 Precinct Detective Squad
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105 Precinct Detective Squad
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Highway District
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010 Precinct
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Gang Squad Manhattan South
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Narcotics Borough Brooklyn South
Captain Edward J. McGreal
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Housing Borough Manhattan
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062 Precinct
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Highway Unit 3
Detective Third Grade Megan K. Carr
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Queens Special Victims
Sergeant Christopher M. Christodoulou
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Patrol Borough Manhattan South
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Patrol Borough Brooklyn South
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094 Precinct
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Drug Abuse Resistance Education
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Citywide Transit Task Force
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Transit Bureau, District 33
Police Officer Frank J. Pizzo
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105 Precinct
Police Officer Wilfredo Carradero
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Patrol Borough Bronx
Detective William D. Kinane
6/13/2017
Organized Crime Control Bureau
Police Officer Kelly C. Korchak
6/10/2017
Patrol Borough Staten Island Evidence Collection Team
Detective Second Grade Robert F. Larke
6/7/2017
Human Capital Division
Police Surgeon Murtain Haskin
5/19/2017
Medical Division
Police Officer Anthony C. Giambra
5/9/2017
020 Precinct
Detective C. George Remouns Jr.
4/21/2017
Narcotics Borough Bronx
Police Officer Dave Guevara
4/7/2017
070 Precinct
Police Officer Michael J. Hance
3/12/2017
Police Service Area #8
Sergeant Patrick T. Coyne
3/12/2017
111 Precinct
Sergeant Terrence S. O’Hara
3/10/2017
Gang Squad Queens North
Police Officer Andrew J. Lewis
3/5/2017
Police Service Area #5
Detective Second Grade Jennifer A. Williams
2/16/2017
101 Precinct Detective Squad
Detective Third Grade Mark Mkwanazi
2/16/2017
Drug Enforcement Task Force
Detective Christian R. Lindsay
2/12/2017
Emergency Service Unit #6
Deputy Chief James G. Molloy
1/30/2017
Detective Bureau
Lieutenant John C. Rowland
1/26/2017
Counterterrorism Division
Detective Stephen T. Kubinski
1/6/2017
13 Precinct Detective Squad
Police Officer Christine A. Reilly
1/3/2017
Transit Borough Bronx/Queens
Police Officer William J. King
10/25/2016
Strategic Response Group 1
Detective First Grade Gerard A. Ahearn
10/24/2016
71 Prectinct Dective Squad
Detective Third Grade Dennis J. Vickery
10/13/2016
Internal Affairs Bureau
Detective James T. Giery
9/20/2016
Forensics Investigations Division
Sergeant Patrick J. Boyle
9/15/2016
Patrol Borough Bronx
Police Officer Judy A. Ghany-Barounis
9/13/2016
47 Precinct
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7/31/2016
50 Precinct
Detective Second Grade Thomas P. Ward
7/8/2016
Joint Terrorism Task Force
Police Officer Wayne J. Sblano
6/22/2016
Taxi Unit
Assistant Chief Michael V. Quinn
6/05/2016
Organized Crime Control Bureau
Detective Michael E. Glazer
5/26/2016
Narcotics Borough Brooklyn North
Lieutenant Kenneth W. Rosello
5/02/2016
Gang Division
Police Officer Kenneth W. Wolf
4/18/2016
Citywide Traffic Task Force
Assistant Deputy Commissioner Thomas P. Doepfner
4/06/2016
Legal Matters
Police Officer Deborah A. Garbutt-Jeff
4/03/2016
Strategic Response Group 1
Sergeant Anthony Napolitano
4/03/2016
123 Precinct
Police Officer Richard E. Taylor
3/06/2016
Highway Unit 1
Police Officer John F. Vierling Jr.
2/22/2016
111 Precinct
Police Officer Curtis J. Bako
1/27/2016
Patrol Borough Bronx
Detective First Grade Andrew L. Siroka
1/25/2016
Department of Investigation Squad
Sergeant Michael J. Galvin
11/27/2015
Intelligence Bureau
Sergeant Wayne A. Jackson
11/13/2015
Narcotics Borough Bronx
Lieutenant Marci Simms
11/05/2015
107 Precinct
Police Officer Charles M. Karen
11/04/2015
73 Precinct
Police Officer Eric T. McClain
10/30/2015
Queens Court
Sergeant Louis R. Pioli
10/29/2015
61 Precinct
Sergeant Detective Squad Gerard Beyrodt
10/20/2015
Midtown North Detective Squad
Detective Second Grade Ronald A. Richards
10/10/2015
Bomb Squad
Police Officer Reginald Umpthery
9/19/2015
Manhattan North Precinct
Sergeant Edmund P. Murray
7/28/2015
Transit District 3
Lieutenant Rebecca A. Buck
7/21/2015
Internal Affairs Bureau
Police Officer Joseph C. Pagnani
7/11/2015
Transit Borough Brooklyn Task Force
Police Officer Alexander Figueroa
7/07/2015
Transit District 3
Lieutenant Luis A. Lopez
6/26/2015
30 Precinct
Police Officer Matthew J. Gay
6/25/2015
Midtown North Precinct
Police Officer James A. Betso
6/17/2015
23 Precinct
Detective Second Grade Leroy Dixon
6/14/2015
83 Precinct Detective Squad
Detective Michael K. Davis
6/01/2015
Counterterrorism Division
Sergeant Charles R. Gunzelman
5/31/2015
Transit District 23
Police Officer Demetrias Hopkins
5/11/2015
Brooklyn Court Section
Detective Stuart F. Fishkin
5/8/2015
Fleet Services Division
Police Officer Peter D. Ciacco
2/12/2015
Medical Division
Deputy Chief Steven J. Bonano
1/17/2015
Patrol Borough Brooklyn South
Captain Scott V. Stelmok
12/29/2014
103 Precinct
Police Officer Otto R. Espinoza
1/03/2015
106 Precinct
Police Officer Shaun M. Mahoney
12/10/2014
109 Precinct
Police Officer Robert W. Kaminski
12/4/2014
Fleet Services Division
Detective Charles G. Gittens
11/28/2014
Intelligence Bureau
Inspector James Guida
10/31/2014
Narcotics Division
Detective Luis G. Fernandez
10/16/14
Emergency Service Squad No. 6
Detective First Grade James W. Monahan
10/13/2014
48 Precinct Detective Squad
Sergeant Detective Squad Stephen P. Scalza
10/1/2014
Asset Forfeiture Unit
Sergeant Paul M. Ferrara
8/28/14
110 Precinct
Sergeant Patrick P. Murphy
8/20/14
Emergency Service Squad No. 5
Detective James J. Albanese
8/13/14
Manhattan South Narcotics Division
Detective First Grade John A. Russo
7/22/14
Technical Assistance & Response Unit
Detective John J. Marshall
4/6/2014
Narcotics Borough Brooklyn South
Sergeant Donald O’Leary
3/26/2014
Transit District #11
Detective Robert A. Montanez
3/16/2014
Narcotics Borough Bronx
Captain Ronald G. Peifer
3/5/2014
Patrol Services Bureau
Police Officer Perry T. Villani
1/21/2014
Property Clerk Division
Detective Aslyn A. Beckles
1/18/2014
Internal Affairs Bureau
Detective Angel Creagh
1/14/2014
Narcotics Borough Brooklyn South
Detective Second Grade Christopher Strucker
1/3/2014
Criminal Intelligence Section
Police Officer Cheryl D. Johnson
12/22/2013
115 Precinct
Detective Michael R. Henry
11/28/13
Narcotics Borough Manhattan North
Police Officer James M. Burke
11/6/2013
Fleet Services Division
Detective First Grade Joseph A. Cavitolo
10/25/2013
Deputy Commissioner, Public Information
Detective Steven Hom
10/19/2013
Narcotics Borough Brooklyn South
Police Officer Francis T. Pitone
8/11/2013
Police Service Area #8
Police Officer Nicholas G. Finelli
6/8/2013
43 Precinct
Detective Second Grade Carmen M. Figueroa
5/26/2013
Major Case Squad
Police Officer Anthony De Jesus
5/24/2013
42 Precinct
Detective Richard H. Wentz
5/14/2013
Brooklyn North Gang Squad
Lieutenant Steven L. Cioffi
3/5/2013
Central Park Precinct
Detective First Grade Tommy L. Merriweather
1/21/2013
Firearms Suppression Division
Detective Traci L. Tack-Czajkowski
1/15/2013
Drug Enforcement Task Force
Detective First Grade John F. Kristoffersen
8/25/2012
Detective Borough Brooklyn North Homicide
Police Officer Ronald G. Becker Jr.
8/19/2012
42 Precinct
Captain Dennis Morales
7/27/2012
Emergency Service Unit
Sergeant Garrett S. Danza
7/11/2012
Communications Division
Sergeant Michael J. McHugh
7/3/2012
Patrol Borough Manhattan South
Traffic Manager Eugene P. Hourican
6/25/2012
Traffuc Enforement Division
Lieutenant Christopher M. Pupo
6/23/2012
41 Precinct
Police Officer Richard G. Holland
3/23/2012
Transit Bureau, District 20
Police Officer Denis R. McLarney
3/1/2012
Brooklyn Court Section
Police Officer Peter O. Rodriguez
2/12/2012
Auto Crime Division
Detective Second Grade Alick W. Herrmann
12/23/2011
100 Precinct Detective Squad
Sergeant Jacqueline C. Schaefer
12/02/2011
Quality Assurance Division
Detective Annetta G. Daniels
11/17/2011
Internal Affairs Bureau
Police Officer Karen E. Barnes
8/4/2011
Police Service Area 5
Detective Edwin Ortiz
7/4/2011
40 Precinct Detective Squad
Captain Barry Galfano
6/26/2011
Emergency Service Unit
Police Officer Martin Tom
6/9/2011
Licensing Division
Police Officer George M. Wong
3/24/2011
Headquarters Security Unit
Sergeant Harold J. Smith
3/5/2011
Narcotics Borough Staten Island
Detective First Grade Kevin A. Czartoryski
12/5/2010
Deputy Commissioner, Public Information
Police Officer Robert M. Ehmer
11/21/2010
110 Precinct
Police Officer David Mahmoud
11/11/2010
75 Precinct
Supervisor Umberto Corso
7/31/2010
Building Maintenance Section
Lieutenant Special Assignment Jacqueline McCarthy
7/5/2010
Employee Relations Section
Detective Joseph Seabrook
5/29/2010
20 Precinct
Police Officer Robert V. Oswain Jr.
5/15/2010
47 Precinct
Police Officer Frank M. Bolusi
1/12/2010
120 Precinct
Lieutenant Special Assignment Carlos J. Ocasio
11/21/2009
Deputy Commissioner, Training
Sergeant Charles J. Clark
11/7/2009
Police Service Area 8
Police Officer Robert C. Grossman
10/9/2009
28 Precinct
Detective First Grade Corey J. Diaz
10/7/2009
Organized Crime Control Bureau
Inspector Donald G. Feser
9/12/2009
Manhattan Traffic Task Force
Police Officer Renee Dunbar
8/25/2009
103 Precinct
Detective Second Grade Michael P. Morales
6/10/2009
122 Precinct Detective Squad
Police Officer Richard Jakubowsky
6/7/2009
Transit Borough Bronx Task Force
Police Officer Robert A. Zane Jr.
5/12/2009
Transit District 34
Lieutenant Gerald Rex
3/30/2009
Patrol Borough Manhattan South
Lieutenant Brian S. Mohamed
3/25/2009
20 Precinct
Captain Peter L. Pischera
3/24/2009
Detective Borough Bronx
Police Officer Vito S. Mauro
12/2/2008
67 Precinct
Sergeant Alex W. Baez
11/22/2008
84 Precinct
Inspector Richard D. Winter
10/25/2008
Fleet Services Division
Police Officer Robert Nicosia
10/10/2008
Technical Assistance & Response Unit
Police Officer Gary G. Mausberg
10/8/2008
73 Precinct
Police Officer Christopher S. McMurry
8/1/2008
77 Precinct
Police Officer Allison M. Palmer
7/28/2008
Patrol Services Bureau
Auto Mechanic Elmis A. Fisher
6/1/2008
Fleet Services Division
Detective John Goggin
5/6/2008
94 Precinct Detective Squad
Sergeant Edward D. Thompson
3/9/2008
Intelligence Bureau
Detective William J. Holfester
1/22/2008
Narcotics Borough Manhattan North
Sergeant Michael W. Ryan
11/5/2007
Queens Warrant Section
Police Officer Frank G. Macri
9/3/2007
Police Service Area 2
Sergeant Claire Hanrahan
8/28/2007
Narcotics Borough Manhattan North
Police Officer Robert B. Helmke
7/28/2007
Medical Division
Police Officer Madeline Carlo
7/15/2007
Housing Bureau
Detective Robert W. Williamson
5/13/2007
Patrol Borough Manhattan South Anti-Crime
Detective Second Grade Kevin Hawkins
5/7/2007
Intelligence Bureau
Sergeant Michael B. Wagner
4/27/2007
1 Precinct
Police Officer Louise M. Johnston
3/6/2007
Patrol Borough Brooklyn South Task Force
Detective John T. Young
2/19/2007
50 Precinct Detective Squad
Detective First Grade Roberto L. Rivera
1/27/2007
Joint Terrorist Task Force
Police Officer Daniel C. Conroy
12/3/2006
Property Clerk Division
Police Officer Patrice Ott
9/8/2006
Property Clerk Division
Captain Edward Gilpin
9/7/2006
Patrol Borough Manhattan South
Police Officer Angelo Peluso Jr.
5/24/2006
Licensing Division
Detective Second Grade Sandra Adrian
1/11/2006
Internal Affairs Bureau
Detective James Zadroga
1/5/2006
Detective Borough Manhattan South Homicide Task Force
Police Officer Ronald E. Weintraub
11/16/2005
Midtown South Precinct
Police Officer Thomas G. Brophy
4/21/2005
109 Precinct
Police Officer James J. Godbee
12/30/2004
Housing Borough Manhattan
Police Officer Edward M. Ferraro
6/6/2004
Management Information Systems Division
Police Officer Scott M. Fusco
8/25/2003
083 Precinct
Detective William B. Titus
8/24/2003
Narcotics Borough Brooklyn North
Detective Second Grade Thomas F. Weiner
5/3/2003
Medical Division
Lieutenant Robert D. Rice
4/12/2003
Narcotics Borough Brooklyn North