NYPD Sergeant Continues Family Commitment to Service

NYPD Son Becomes Sergeant 25 Years After Dad, Uncle Died on 9/11

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NYPD legacy cop promoted to sergeant — nearly 25 years after detective dad, FDNY uncle lost lives on 9/11

Joseph Vigiano, Jr., 33, followed in the footsteps of his father, highly decorated Emergency Service Unit Det. Joseph Vigiano, Sr., who was among the first to rush into the World Trade Center complex when terror struck — but never made it out.

New NYPD sergeant from Suffolk inpired by dad, police detective killed on 9/11

More than 100 NYPD officers were promoted to sergeant before hundreds of department officials, family members and friends at police headquarters.

NYPD detective who wore his father's shield after 9/11 is now a sergeant

Brothers and NYPD Officers James Vigiano (L) and Joseph Vigiano Jr. attend the unveiling of the 9/11 Memorial Wall at the Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York on Sept. 7, 2021 in New York City Joseph Vigiano's father, an NYPD detective by the same name, and his uncle, an FDNY firefighter, were both killed at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. [ more › ]

NYPD sergeant continues family commitment to service

Joseph Vigiano Jr. was just 8 years old when both his father and uncle were killed in the line of duty.

NYPD Officer Who Wears Dad's 9/11 Shield Makes Sergeant at 33

Joseph Vigiano has spent his entire NYPD career wearing shield number 4511, the badge his father carried before he was killed in the World Trade Center attacks. Now 33, Vigiano has been promoted to sergeant, a step he says he was not expecting to make so soon. Vigiano was assigned to Emergency Service Unit Truck 7, the elite tactical squad that lost 14 of its members among the 23 NYPD officers killed on September 11, 2001, according to Gothamist…