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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