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Assistant Chief

Louis Adamo

Canastota Police Department — Canastota, NY

Accident Veteran

End of Watch June 5, 1950

Age 48

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Assistant Chief Louis Adamo was struck and killed by a truck while directing traffic at the intersection of Peterboro Street and Canal Street.

He was transported to a local hospital but succumbed to his injuries.

Assistant Chief Adamo was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Canastota Police Department for 12 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and five children.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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.
Assistant Chief Adamo gave the Canastota Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Canastota community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Canastota Police Department

Location Canastota, NY

Platform Identity cpd.madison.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 5, 1950

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 48

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Louis Adamo served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Assistant Chief Louis Adamo 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%.

Canastota Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

NY — Statewide

645

of 2,147 officers

30% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Louis Adamo'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 Louis Adamo Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service