Amedeo A. Lisi
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Chief of Police

Amedeo A. Lisi

Lyons Police Department — Lyons, NY
Accident
End of Watch January 2, 1974
Age 51
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Chief Lisi was killed in an automobile accident. He was returning from the Canandaiqua Police Department and was forced off the road. He died from his injuries.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Lisi gave the Lyons Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lyons community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Lisi.

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

Agency

Location Lyons, NY
Platform Identity lpd.wayne.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 2, 1974
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Chief of Police Amedeo A. Lisi 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%.

Lyons Police Department
1
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. Amedeo A. Lisi'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 Amedeo A. Lisi Compares

Age at End of Watch
51
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
18
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Amedeo A. Lisi is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897