Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Balzano drowned when the pier on which he was standing collapsed at 12:00 am.
He was transported to the Norwegian Hospital and succumbed and was pronounced dead four hours later.
Patrolman Balzo served with the New York City Police Department for 23 years and was assigned to the Harbor Unit at the time.
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- July 23, 2026
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23 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Balzano gave the New York City Police Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Balzano.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Louis Balzano 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
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. Louis Balzano's cause is highlighted.
How Louis Balzano Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Louis Balzano is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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