Officer Rank: Detective
Memorial Panel: 28-W: 30
Department: New York City, New York, P.D.
End of Watch: 01/03/2014
Cause: Physical-related incident
Age: 49
Length of Service: 18
Detective Strucker performed duties related to the rescue and recovery work after the terrorist attack at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Detective Strucker died of lung cancer on January 3, 2014.
Since 1786, more than 22,000 law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial ensures that those who made the ultimate sacrifice are remembered for generations to come, while providing a place where survivors can spend a quiet moment paying tribute to their loved ones.
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is located on E Street, between 4th and 5th Streets, NW, in Washington, DC adjacent to the National Law Enforcement Museum.