PETER J ROTOLO

Officer Rank: Sergeant
Memorial Panel: 31-W: 21
Department: Monroe County, New York, S.O.
End of Watch: September 20, 1974
Cause: PHYS
Age: 53
Years of Service: 16
Description: Sergeant Rotolo and two other deputies tired to break up a fight between two inmates in the Monroe County Jail. During the struggle, Sergeant Rotolo was thrown against the wall by an inmate. Sergeant Rotolo immediately suffered a massive heart attack and slumped to the floor. He was transported to the local hospital where he remained in a coma for 11 days until his death on September 20.
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