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Officer's Death Sparks Memories For NYPD Widow: 'I Lost My Breath' - Riverhead, NY - "This one really hit me hard. The minute I heard a cop was shot, I lost my breath" — Wife of NYPD Det. Brian Simonsen, killed in 2019.
“People say time heals all wounds. After five years, you know those wounds are still there. You just learn to live with them.”The words of Assistant Chief Chaplain Monsignor Robert
Officers from the 102nd Precinct and members of the Detective Brian “Smiles” Simonsen Foundation gifted thousands of toys to children in Richmond Hill during
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The push for lighter vests for detectives to wear with their suits was “born out of tragedy” following the death of Queens Detective Brian Simonsen.
Jagger Freeman was unarmed and outside when police responded to an attempted robbery and fired 44 shots, killing one of their own. Because he acted as the lookout, Freeman was convicted of the officer's murder.