One NYPD civilian employee’s name was also added to the Wall of Heroes Thursday – 37-year department electrician Joseph M. Abate, who lost his battle with 9/11-related lung cancer in 2021.

To the widow of fallen NYPD Detective James Abear, the Covid-19 virus that killed him five years ago was so unexpected it was like an invisible bullet that went through his heart and hers.

NYPD officer Wilbert Mora and his police partner Jason Rivera were shot Jan. 21, 2022, while responding to a call about a family dispute in a Harlem apartment.

The fallen cops were no strangers to tensions between the NYPD and some of the communities they police; they'd both seen it growing up. Both sought to be catalysts of change when they became ...

Police Officer Anthony R. Hanlon, 2018 –ESU Canine Team, PO Hanlon died from a 911 associated illness on Oct. 21, 2018 Detective Philip T. Perry - 2019 – Det. Bureau - Det Perry died from a ...

Jonathan Diller was among the fallen heroes honored at the ceremony, along with fallen NYPD Det. Wenjian Liu. Liu's widow Sanny Liu was there with daughter Angelina.

Among the police dogs was K-9 Joey, a 4-year-old Labrador retriever named after Lt. Giuseppe “Joey” Petrosino, the first commanding officer of the NYPD Bomb Squad.

The NYPD welcomed its newest K-9s during a graduation ceremony, with the police dogs named after officers who died in the line of duty.

District Attorney Michael E. McMahon speaks at the ceremony in Great Kills remembering the 23 members of the NYPD killed on 9/11, as seen on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024.

A fallen NYPD detective gets the hero’s funeral he deserved — 100 years later by: James Ford Posted: May 20, 2024 / 07:37 PM EDT Updated: May 21, 2024 / 09:01 AM EDT ...