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| Lieutenant Lester Amos Pagano New Jersey State Police New Jersey End of Watch: Tuesday, July 19, 1983 Biographical Info Age: 53 Tour of Duty: 30 years Badge Number: 1177 Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Tuesday, July 19, 1983 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Lieutenant Lester Pagano was killed in an automobile accident on I-80, while assigned to a detail investigating the murder of Trooper Philip Lamonaco, who was shot and killed on December 21, 1981.
He was returning from following up on leads when he was involved in the accident.
Lieutenant Pagano had been employed with the New Jersey State Police for over 30 years. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, and three sons. Related Line of Duty Deaths |  |