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Auxiliary Lieutenant

Nicholas Galasso

Larchmont Police Department — Larchmont, NY

Cardiac Veteran →

End of Watch January 26, 1988

Age 59

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Badge LIEUTENANT

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Auxiliary Lieutenant Nicholas Galasso suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to arrest a suspect following a traffic stop of a taxi cab. The driver of taxi fled on foot with Lieutenant Galasso's partner chasing after him. The subject began to struggle when he was caught but was apprehended. Lieutenant Galasso collapsed shortly after the subject was placed in their patrol car. Lieutenant Galasso was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Larchmont Police Department for 10 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.
Auxiliary Lieutenant Galasso gave the Larchmont Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Larchmont community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Larchmont Police Department

Location Larchmont, NY

Platform Identity lpd.westchester.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 26, 1988

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 59

Badge Number LIEUTENANT

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Offender Not available

Military Service

Nicholas Galasso served in the Navy (1948â1952) before joining law enforcement.

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Auxiliary Lieutenant Nicholas Galasso is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NY, 99 of 2,147 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Larchmont Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Larchmont Police Department

of 2 officers

50% Cardiac

NY — Statewide

of 2,147 officers

4.6% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nicholas Galasso's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Nicholas Galasso Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Nicholas Galasso is highlighted in Jan.

Jan

124

Feb

105

Mar

Apr

116

May

115

Jun

Jul

Aug

104

Sep

109

Oct

121

Nov

113

Dec

111

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