Nassau County Police Department Special Investigations Section Detective Joe Avanzato has recently been diagnosed with a relapse of B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Joe was originally diagnosed in 2011 and after a long hard battle, he returned to work full duty to continue serving as a Police Officer in the First Precinct. Joe was the recipient of the prestigious Theodore Roosevelt Police Award in 2017. Joe was designated a Detective in 2020 and has been assigned to the Fourth Squad, First Squad and SIS. Joe also served as a member of the NYPD prior to his appointment to the Nassau County Police Department.

Please consider donating to Joe and his family in this hard time. All donations are greatly appreciated and will be used to help Joe and his family.