Detective Grottano seized a robbery suspect who was fleeing from an officer in Brooklyn on May 19, 1924. When Grottano grabbed the man, the man shot him. The detective died days later and was buried in a mass grave.
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A Brooklyn detective who was killed during a cigar store hold-up nearly 100 years ago will finally receive the "well overdue" honor he deserves Monday when a headstone acknowledging his NYPD service.