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Pasquale Venturelli
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Patrolman

Pasquale Venturelli

New York City Police Department — New York, NY
Felonious
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End of Watch January 23, 1943
Age 31
Badge 4001
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Gender Male
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Incident

Patrolman Pasquale Venturelli was killed when he was thrown from the running board of a vehicle he was investigating. Patrolman Venturelli was on patrol in the City Island area of the Bronx when he observed a vehicle being operated by an apparently intoxicated driver on Carroll Street near City Island Road. Patrolman Venturelli jumped onto the running board of the vehicle and ordered the driver to take him to a police booth at City Island Avenue and Fordham Road. Instead of following the direction of Patrolman Venturelli, the driver sped up and began weaving back and forth in an attempt to throw Patrolman Venturelli from the vehicles. The vehicle crashed at the corner of William Avenue and West Carrol Street, and Patrolman Venturelli was thrown to the ground. He died instantly from the fall. An investigation revealed that the vehicle had been stolen earlier in the day. The driver of the vehicle and two passengers were arrested and charged with murder. Patrolman Venturelli was assigned to the 45th Precinct. He was survived by his wife and two children. In 2005 the corner where Patrolman Venturelli was killed was renamed Police Officer Pasquale Venturelli Corner. Patrolman Venturelli was posthumously awarded the New York City Police Department's Medal of Honor for his actions.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Venturelli served with the New York City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Venturelli.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department New York City Police Department
Type Police Department
Location New York, NY
Platform Identity nypd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 23, 1943
Age 31
Badge Number 4001
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Pasquale is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1943, 66 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 109th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Pasquale was 31. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

New York City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Pasquale among them.

Across the years
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Where

Patrolman Pasquale Venturelli

New York City Police Department · End of Watch January 23, 1943

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 60-E

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