Jack Shapiro Sr., a retired NYPD sergeant from Holbrook, had set out Sunday to do what he loved: surfing. His son, Jack Shapiro Jr., 19, of Miller Place, said in an interview Tuesday that his dad ...

Tributes are pouring in for Jack Shapiro, a retired NYPD sergeant, devoted father, and avid surfer, who died tragically while surfing at Gilgo Beach on Sunday, Jan. 19. Jack Shapiro, 54, of Holbrook, ...

Jack Shapiro, 54, of Holbrook — who officials say retired from the NYPD more than a decade ago — became unresponsive as he surfed just off the Babylon beach around 2:20 p.m. Sunday, ...

Kin of a beloved former NYPD sergeant who died Sunday while surfing with pals in the icy waters off Long Island say they are shocked because he was in great shape but that he likely suffered a heart ...

A former New York City police sergeant died from an apparent drowning while surfing in Long Island’s frigid waters on Sunday.

LONG ISLAND - A former NYPD officer died after being found unresponsive off the coast of Gilgo Beach on Sunday, according to the Associated Press. Jack Shapiro, 54, was pulled ashore by a bystander ...

Jack Shapiro, 54, of Holbrook was identified as the victim after ... Shapiro was remembered by his community as “a father, a retired, decorated NYPD Sergeant, a craftsman, an aspiring Brazilian Jiu ...

Jack Shapiro, 54, a former NYPD sergeant and avid surfer, died from apparent drowning at Long Island's Gilgo Beach. He was found unresponsive and pronounced dead after arrival at a hospital. The cause ...

A former New York City Police Department officer, Jack Shapiro, went surfing in the frigid waters off the coast of Gilgo Beach over the weekend when tragedy struck. The 54-year-old was found ...

Jack Shapiro was surfing at Gilgo Beach on Sunday, January 19th when, just after 2:00 pm local time, he was found unresponsive on the shore by health officials. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.

He had the whole face, head, gloves, shoes — everything covered. Retired NYPD cop Jack Shapiro (left) poses with his two children: 19-year-old Jack Jr. and Madelyn, 22. “He was in real good ...

Jack Shapiro of Holbrook died “doing what he loved ... a retired, decorated NYPD Sergeant, a craftsman, an aspiring Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner…..and an avid surfer.” ...