United States Drug Enforcement Administration

Wallie Howard, Jr., of the Syracuse, New York, Police Department, was killed on October 30, 1990, while serving on the Central New York Drug Enforcement Task Force. Howard was shot during an undercover operation when drug traffickers from Brooklyn, New York, attempted to rob him of $42,000 he had for...

Joseph Aversa of the New York State Police was shot to death on March 5, 1990, while serving on the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force. He was 31 years of age at the time of his death. Aversa joined the New York State Police in March 1984. During his...