Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Gary Tedesco and Sergeant Peter Voto were shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call at a local bar. The suspects had robbed an apartment in Brooklyn, New York. In celebration, they partied with friends into the early morning at the Angel Lounge in Lodi. The men, former convicts in their mid-20s, were drinking heavily, popping barbiturates, and making enough of a racket that neighbors called the police several times to complain. When Officer Tedesco and Sergeant Voto arrived to quiet the bar down, the suspects attacked the officers and took Sergeant Voto's gun. The suspects then pistol-whipped the officers and fatally shot them. One suspect was later shot and killed by detectives from the New York City Police Department in a Manhattan hotel room. The second was convicted of murder and sentenced to death but was released by the New Jersey State Supreme Court in 2001 after serving 37 years. His original death penalty conviction was overturned in 1972 when the death penalty was declared unconstitutional. Officer Tedesco had served with the Lodi Police Department for one week.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents and two sisters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Tedesco served with the Lodi Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Lodi community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Tedesco.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Gary Tedesco 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 NJ, 264 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40.9% of this state's fallen. That is 13.3 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Lodi Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gary Tedesco's cause is highlighted.
How Gary Tedesco Compares
Offender Outcome
Released after 37 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Gary Tedesco is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Gary Tedesco was killed by officer's handgun.
Incident Location
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