Raul Yglesias

New York City Police Department — New York, NY

Felonious

End of Watch December 12, 1966

Age 27

Badge 24034

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1,236

Incident

Patrolman Yglesias was shot and killed with his own gun when he attempted to eject a rowdy customer from a bar. The patrolman was off-duty and in civilian clothes inside a bar at 202 West 14th Street. A man entered the bar and attempted to order a drink. Seeing that the man was highly intoxicated, the bartender refused to serve the man. When service was refused, the man became disorderly. Patrolman Yglesias approached the man and attempted to remove him from the bar. The man attacked Patrolman Yglesias, stole his gun, then shot and killed him. Patrolman Yglesias's brother and two other men wrestled the gun away from the suspect, who then fled out of the bar and across the street where he was apprehended by a police sergeant in a nearby store. The suspect was convicted of manslaughter and released from prison in 1981. Patrolman Yglesias was assigned to the Police Academy.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Probationary Patrolman Yglesias served with the New York City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Probationary Patrolman Yglesias.

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

Agency

Department New York City Police Department

Location New York, NY

Platform Identity nypd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 12, 1966

Age 27

Badge Number 24034

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Offender Released in 1981

Probationary Patrolman Raul Yglesias is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NY, 754 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.1% of this state's fallen. That is 19.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At New York City Police Department, 382 of 1237 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 30.9% of this agency's fallen.

New York City Police Department

382

of 1,237 officers

30.9% Felonious

NY — Statewide

754

of 2,147 officers

35.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious