Roll of Honor
Incident
Parole Officer Anthony Libertone was killed when a tire broke off of an approaching garbage truck, bounced over a guardrail, and landed on his vehicle's roof. He was driving on I-690, in the Syracuse area, en route to conduct a check on an offender at the time of the crash. He suffered massive head injuries and died approximately 35 minutes later. The driver of the garbage truck was cited for several traffic violations as a result of the incident. Officer Libertone was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the New York State Division of Parole for 30 years.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Parole Officer Libertone gave the New York State Division of Parole 30 years.
Thank you for your service to the Albany community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Anthony M. Libertone served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Parole Officer Anthony M. Libertone 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 State Division of Parole, 4 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony M. Libertone's cause is highlighted.
How Anthony M. Libertone Compares
Offender Outcome
at the time of the crash. He suffered massive head injuries and died approximately 35 minutes later.
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony M. Libertone is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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