Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Liptak and Police Officer Joseph Kostik were killed when their patrol car struck a telephone pole. Officer Liptak had been with the agency for three years.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Liptak gave the Yonkers Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Yonkers community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Liptak.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Albert Liptak 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 Yonkers Police Department, 11 of 20 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Liptak's cause is highlighted.
How Albert Liptak Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Liptak is highlighted in Apr.
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