Troop H - May 21, 1974

On May 21, 1974, Investigator Leslie S. Grosso died after being shot during a drug arrest in New York City. Investigator Grosso, with other members of the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force, were completing a drug deal when he was shot in the chest.
Investigator Grosso was an 11-year veteran of the State Police, having joined on September 10, 1962.