▁York , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁officer ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁duty ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁P ough ke eps ie . ▁ ▁Biography ▁John ▁M . ▁Fal con e ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁John ▁and ▁Margaret ▁Fal con e . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁one ▁sister , ▁Victoria ▁F ior isi . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁for ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁P ough ke eps ie ▁Police ▁Department ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁job . ▁ ▁Fal con e ▁lived ▁in ▁Mar l bor o , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Put nam ▁County , ▁New ▁York ▁where ▁his ▁parents ▁still ▁live . ▁ ▁Death ▁▁ ▁Officer ▁John ▁Fal con e ▁was ▁shot ▁with ▁his ▁service ▁weapon ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁attempting ▁to ▁phys ically ▁sub due ▁Lee ▁Wel ch ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁murder ed ▁his ▁wife , ▁Jess ica ▁Wel ch . ▁ ▁Memorial s ▁ ▁Road way ▁Ren amed ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Transport ation ▁Author ity ▁( M TA ) ▁granted ▁permission ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁P ough ke eps ie ▁Police ▁B ene vol ent ▁Association ▁to ▁rename ▁Rail road ▁Avenue ▁to ▁Det ect ive ▁John ▁Fal con e ▁Memorial ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁The ▁private ▁road way ▁is ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁M TA ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁site ▁where ▁Fal con e ' s ▁death ▁occurred .