Thomas Schimenti Jr., a 36-year-old police officer with the New York City Police Department, tragically lost his life on August 17, 1979. Officer Schimenti was on duty when he was alerted by a woman about a bank robbery in progress at 100 Park Avenue. The suspect, wearing a gorilla mask, fled the scene on foot, prompting Officer Schimenti to give chase. As he pursued the suspect, two detectives in the vicinity joined the chase. The pursuit led them to the front of Grand Central Terminal, where t
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