New York City Police Department, New York
End of Watch: Monday, April 10, 1950
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: 23 years
Badge Number: 2973
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: April 10, 1950
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Balzano drowned when the pier on which he was standing collapsed at 12:00 am.
He was transported to the Norwegian Hospital and succumbed and was pronounced dead four hours later.
Patrolman Balzo served with the New York City Police Department for 23 years and was assigned to the Harbor Unit at the time.