Roll of Honor
Anthony James Cilurso
Incident
Officer Tony Cilurso succumbed to injuries sustained on July 22, 1983, when his police motorcycle was struck by a driver under the influence of drugs at 10:30 a.m.
Officer Cilurso was responding to a burglary in progress call with his emergency equipment activated when the driver turned in front of him and collided with his motorcycle on South Pleasant Hill Road near Bay Street in Warner Robins. He was thrown over 30 feet from his motorcycle.
The driver was charged with driving under the influence of drugs, failure to yield the right-of-way, having an expired license, and driving without insurance.
Officer Cilurso remained in a coma for several weeks. Once he came out of the coma, he was physically and mentally impaired as a result of the severe trauma and head injuries he sustained. He died in his home on March 5, 1990.
Officer Cilurso was a United States Army National Guard veteran and had served with the Warner Robins Police Department for 2 years. He had previously served with the Dania, Florida, Police Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his son, parents, and sister.
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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.
Officer Cilurso gave the Warner Robins Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Warner Robins community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Anthony James Cilurso served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Officer Anthony James Cilurso is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In GA, 548 of 903 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 60.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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How Anthony James Cilurso Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
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Incident Location
Military Service
Anthony James Cilurso served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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