New York City Transit Police Department, New York
End of Watch: Thursday, September 22, 1983
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 2 years, 10 months
Badge Number: 4461
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: September 21, 1983
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Joseph Hamperian was struck and killed by an automobile. He was in plainclothes working a pick-pocket detail at a bus stop in Brooklyn when the incident happened.
Officer Hamperian was assigned to the Transit Street Crimes Unit and had served for just under three years. He was survived by his parents.