Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Anthony Balga was killed in an automobile crash while assigned to Patrol Borough Brooklyn.
He was driving an unmarked vehicle when he struck an abutment on the Manhattan Bridge near the intersection of Canal Street and Chrystie Street.
Patrolman Balga was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War who had served with the New York City Police Department for two years.
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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.
Patrolman Balga gave the New York City Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York 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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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Anthony William Balga served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Anthony William Balga is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New York City Police Department, 283 of 1237 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony William Balga's cause is highlighted.
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
Military Service
Anthony William Balga served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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