Roll of Honor
Angelo J. Leonetti
Incident
Chief of Police Angelo Leonetti succumbed to exposure while conducting rescue efforts during a severe flood. Because of the high water, they were unaware that a portion of road had been washed out. The military truck they were riding in sank when they encountered the washed out roadway. Chief Leonetti was rescued from the chest-deep water and sand mixture, but succumbed to hypothermia a short time later. The town's civilian police commissioner also died as a result of the incident. Chief Leonetti was a POW in WWII and had served with the Long Beach Township Police Department for 14 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Chief of Police Leonetti gave the Long Beach Township Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Brant Beach community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Angelo J. Leonetti served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Chief of Police Angelo J. Leonetti is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Angelo J. Leonetti's cause is highlighted.
How Angelo J. Leonetti Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Angelo J. Leonetti is highlighted in Mar.