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Dennis Vitelli
Gender : Male
Age : 63
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/24/2025
Location : Unknown
City : New York
County : New York
State : New York
Agency : New York City Police Department
Cause of Death : Job-Related Illness
Event : 9/11 exposure
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 01/24/2025, retired NYPD Detective Dennis Vitelli died from cancer recognized as related to toxic exposure during his assignment to the World Trade Center search and recovery operations following the September 11, 2001 attacks. Vitelli joined the NYPD in 1985, was promoted to detective in 1995, and retired in 2006. His death has been formally recognized in connection with his post-9/11 recovery work.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/27717-detective-dennis-vitelli
https://nycdetectives.org/event/wake-funeral-for-retired-det-dennis-d-vitelli/
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/deer-park-ny/dennis-vitelli-12214242
