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Thursday, May 08, 2008

CITY HONORS 11 POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY

Press Release | No. 2008-015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly today presided over a Police Memorial Day ceremony commemorating 11 New York City Police officers who were killed in the line of duty last year or died of illnesses developed as a result of rescue, recovery and clean-up work they performed at the World Trade Center Site after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Among Fallen are Detective Russel Timoshenko, Eight Who Succumbed to 9-11 Related Illness and Two Auxiliary Police Officers

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly today presided over a Police Memorial Day ceremony commemorating 11 New York City Police officers who were killed in the line of duty last year or died of illnesses developed as a result of rescue, recovery and clean-up work they performed at the World Trade Center Site after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

The names of Detective Kevin Hawkins, Detective Russel Timoshenko, Detective Robert Williamson, Detective John Young, Detective James Zadroga, Police Officer Thomas Brophy, Police Officer James Godbee, Police Officer Ronald Weintraub, Police Officer Angelo Peluso, Auxiliary Police Officer Eugene Marshalik, and Auxiliary Police Officer Nicholas Pekearo were added to those of other fallen officers whose sacrifices are commemorated on plaques in the Police Memorial Lobby inside Police Headquarters.

Click on link for photos and a short biography:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/pr/pr_2008_015.shtml

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