Jon Stewart and Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney stand with other attendees as the hearst carrying former NYPD Detective and 9/11 first responder, Luis Alvarez passes during his funeral service in ...

One of the construction workers who dove into the ocean to save a girl from a shark has been arrested, and could be deported.

Alvarez, a 53-year-old former detective, became a face of the ongoing trauma suffered by ailing first-responders, who have been championed by comedian-turned-activist Jon Stewart.

Luis Alvarez, reportedly rushed to help a 9-year-old in Boca Grande after a shark bite, was arrested a few days later and ...

Luis Alvarez fought for 9/11 first responders until the very end. He has died at 53. June 29, 2019 More than ...

The casket of retired NYPD detective Luis Alvarez is brought out of Immaculate Conception Church on Wed., July 3, 2019. Getty Alvarez is survived by his parents, wife, three sons and three siblings.

Luis Alvarez, the NYPD detective who used his final days to plead with Congress for more benefits for 9/11 first responders, has died, his family said Saturday. "It is with peace and comfort, that ...

Luis Alvarez, a retired NYPD bomb squad detective who described for Congress his medical issues during an impassioned appeal for an extension of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, died ...

Luis Alvarez, a retired New York Police Department detective and 9/11 first responder died on Saturday after years battling cancer.

Luis Alvarez is fighting to help his fellow 9/11 first responders until his last breath.. The retired NYPD detective gave what may be the final interview of his life when he spoke with Fox News ...

Luis G. Alvarez, a former New York City detective who pleaded with Congress this month to extend health benefits to police officers, firefighters and other emergency workers who responded to the ...