Suffolk County Police Department, New York
End of Watch: Thursday, February 15, 1990
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Bomb
Date of Incident: February 15, 1990
Weapon Used: Explosives; Bomb
Suspect Info: At large
Detective Dennis Wustenhoff was killed when a bomb blew apart his unmarked police car in front of his home in Patchogue, New York.
The case has never been solved and the suspect(s) remain unidentified.
Detective Wustenhoff was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was survived by his wife and three children.