Westchester County District Attorney's Office, New York
End of Watch: Sunday, April 8, 2007
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 15 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident: November 27, 2006
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Senior Criminal Investigator Stuart Cohen died as the result of exposure to drugs and other chemicals inside a heroin stash house.
He and other members of the District Attorney's Drug Task Force raided the house three times over the course of eight days. After the third raid Investigator Cohen developed severe stomach pain and headaches. He was taken to a hospital for treatment. His condition deteriorated and he died as a result of the exposure on April 8th, 2007.
Investigator Cohen had served with the Westchester County District Attorney's Office for 15 years. He was survived by his wife and two children.