Crime & Safety

Funeral Arrangements Set For Fallen Officer

Nassau Police officer Joseph P. Olivieri, killed in the line of duty, will be memorialized in Ronkonkoma.

Funeral arrangements have been set for fallen Nassau County Police officer Joseph P. Olivieri, who was struck and killed while responding to a crash on the Long Island Expressway early Thursday.

Olivieri, 43, of Middle Island, was a member of the force since 1998 and a 19-year law enforcement veteran. He is survived by his two children, Amanda, 21, and Daniel, 18, as well as his wife, Mary-Ann, father, Joseph Sr., and two brothers, Paul and Michael.

Visitation will be at the Ronkonkoma Fire Department Saturday from 7-9 p.m. and Sunday 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

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A funeral mass will be held at St. Joseph Church at 45 Church Street in Ronkonkoma Monday at noon followed by interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Coram.


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