Joseph Paul Olivieri Jr.

Nassau County Police Department — Mineola, NY

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch October 18, 2012

Age 43

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 50

Incident

Police Officer Joseph Olivieri was struck and killed by a vehicle while investigating an accident in the HOV lane of the Long Island Expressway, near Exit 35.

He had exited his patrol car when another vehicle entered the crash scene and struck him. He was transported to North Shore University Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Officer Olivieri had served with the Nassau County Police Department for 14 year and had previously served with the New York City Police Department for five years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Olivieri gave the Nassau County Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mineola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Olivieri.

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

Agency

Department Nassau County Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Mineola, Nassau County, NY

Platform Identity ncpd.nassau.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 18, 2012

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Joseph Paul Olivieri Jr. served in the U.S. Army (1941â1945) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Joseph Paul Olivieri Jr. 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 Nassau County Police Department, 21 of 51 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.2% of this agency's fallen.

Nassau County Police Department

of 51 officers

41.2% Accident

NY — Statewide

645

of 2,147 officers

30% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident