Morris Borkin

Morris Borkin served in the First World War and later became a detective with the Detective Division of the New York City Police Department, carrying shield 518.

On 17 May 1927 he and Sergeant Benjamin Cantor tried to arrest the men behind a robbery at a restaurant on Forsyth Street on the Lower East Side. The men opened fire. Detective Borkin was killed instantly, and Sergeant Cantor died of his wounds two weeks later. One of the robbers was shot dead and another seriously wounded. Two were convicted and sentenced to death; one lost his mind while awaiting execution, and the other was executed in March 1928.

Detective Morris Borkin and Sergeant Benjamin Cantor were shot while attempting to make an arrest following a robbery at a restaurant on Forsyth Street. As Detective Borkin and Sergeant Cantor were attempting to apprehend the suspects, they were fired upon. Detective Borkin was killed, and Sergeant Cantor was seriously wounded. One suspect was shot and killed in the exchange of gunfire. Two others were later arrested and sentenced to death. One of the suspects was found mentally unfit while awaiting execution, and the second was executed in March 1928. Sergeant Cantor succumbed to his wounds two weeks later. Detective Borkin was a United States World War I veteran. He was assigned to the Detective Division.