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Incident
Patrolman Schneider, of the Street Inspection Squad, was killed when he fell through stairs of a building he was inspecting.
Patrolman Schneider noticed construction material in the street in front of 221 West 28th Street in Manhattan and entered the building to talk to the contractor. As he walked across two narrow planks to gain access to the basement he fell through them to the basement floor striking his head. Patrolman Schneider died before an ambulance could arrive.
Patrolman Schneider served with the New York City Police Department for six years.
Patrolman Schneider noticed construction material in the street in front of 221 West 28th Street in Manhattan and entered the building to talk to the contractor. As he walked across two narrow planks to gain access to the basement he fell through them to the basement floor striking his head. Patrolman Schneider died before an ambulance could arrive.
Rest in peace knowing that no passage of time will ever erase your service and sacrifice by your fellow law enforcement.
Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo Delaware State Police (Retired) August 26th, 2020
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128 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Schneider gave the New York City Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Patrolman August Schneider is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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.
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