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jri^rd Year, No. 29 Freeport, N.Y. 11520
The Community Newspaper
Thursday, July 17, 2008
irkway bridge renamed to honor Baldwin's Katlileen Reill
State Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. and Assemblyman David G. McDonough announced that legislation they sponsored to honor Detective Kathleen Reilly, the first woman ever appointed to the Nassau County Police Department and the first female police officer killed in the line of duty in New York State, has been signed into law by Governor David Paterson.
The Merrick Road bridge overpass that goes across the Meadowbrook Parkway in Freeport will be renamed, the "Detective Kathleen M. Reilly Memorial Bridge." The bridge is near where Detective Reilly was tragically
killed on Christmas Day in 1967 while trying to aid a driver at an accident scene.
"Detective Kathleen Reilly's selflessness, bravery, and sense of duty enabled her to excel as a police officer and opened doors for generations of young women who aspired to serve in the Nassau County Police Department.
"Every woman who wears a Nassau County police uniform today is a symbol of her legacy, and we now add to that legacy to ensure that her courageous actions and her sacrifice are never forgotten," said Senator Fuschillo.
"I am very pleased that we have finally
memorialized Detective Kathleen M. Reilly, who blazed the trail for future female officers and for her sacrifice in service to others," said Assemblyman McDonough.
Kathleen Reilly, who grew up in Baldwin, made history in 1966 by becoming the first woman ever appointed to die Nassau County Police Department and the only woman in the 1966 recruit class.
She was assigned to the Juvenile. Aid Bureau, and was often sent out to speak with community groups across the county about police work, an assignment not normally given to new officers. In her
off-duty time, she helped tutor other police officers who needed help in their . civil service tests.
A year and a half after her entry into the Nassau County Police Department, she again made history when she became the department's first female detective.
Her life was cut tragically short at the age of 28 on Christmas Day 1967, when she pulled over while off-duty to help a driver whose vehicle had struck the center divider on the niedian of the Meadowbrook Parkway. She was struck and killed by another vehicle as she was aiding the stranded driver.
The law takes effect on August 6.
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| Title | The-Leader_2008-07-17 |
| Subject | Newspaper |
| Description | This is a Newspaper distributed locally within the Village of Freeport and Baldwin. |
| Creator | Linda Toscano |
| Publisher | L & M Publications, Inc. |
| Contributors | Scanned by Imaging & Microfilm Access, Inc. (Bohemia, NY 11716) |
| Date | 2008 |
| Type | Periodical |
| Format | PDF; TIFF |
| Source | Freeport Memorial Library |
| Language | English |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | This digital image may be freely used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this image is permitted without written permission of the Freeport Memorial Library, 144 W. Merrick Road, Freeport, NY 11520 or email: frreference@freeportlibrary.info |
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