Detective Charles “Chuck” Vroom, who was assigned to the 3rd Precinct in Williston Park, was one of four officers who had bronze plaques dedicated to them Thursday at the Nassau County police memorial wall.
Vroom died on Sept. 12, 2021, due to complications of COVID-19. He was 52 years old and was with the department for 17 years. He is survived by his son, Sean and was posthumously promoted to the rank of detective.
Vroom was honored alongside Hector Nunez, a 16-year officer based at the 5th Precinct in Elmont who also died in 2021 due to complications from COVID-19. He was 42 years old.
Detective Matthew Perlungher, 50, and Officer Robert Negri, 56, who died from illnesses related to search and rescue efforts after the Sept. 11 attacks, were also honored.
The four will join 40 other officers who have died in the line of duty since 1925 on the memorial in front of the county’s police headquarters in Mineola.
On May 13, the officers were added to the New York state memorial in Albany and the national police memorial in Washington, D.C.