Roll of Honor
Gary L. Peaco
Incident
Police Officer Gary Peaco was killed in an automobile crash while responding to an "officer needs assistance" call from two members of the New York City Police Department. The two NYPD officers had just engaged four robbery suspects in a gun battle. The four males were suspected of stealing a gold neck chain at gunpoint from another man in the East Tremont section of the Bronx at about 5:25 am. During the shootout, the two officers left their vehicle to seek cover. When they did, two of the four suspects stole their police car and fled. Officer Peaco and his partner were responding to the "10-13" call from the officers and were traveling north on the Grand Concourse near Echo Place when they passed an ambulance that was responding to an unrelated call. As they passed, the ambulance clipped the rear of their police car, causing it to spin out of control, strike a lamppost, then a tree, and burst into flames. Officer Peaco, who was driving, was thrown from the vehicle and landed 30 feet away. Officer Peaco was transported to Jacobi Hospital but did not survive his injuries. Police Officer Gary L. Peaco had served with the New York City Housing Authority Police Department for two and half years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and twin daughters.
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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 Peaco gave the New York City Housing Authority Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Peaco.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Gary L. Peaco 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 New York City Housing Authority Police Department, 4 of 19 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gary L. Peaco's cause is highlighted.
How Gary L. Peaco Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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