A New York City police lieutenant serving as a National Guardsman has died in Afghanistan, police said Saturday. Lt. Daniel Farkas, 42, of Brooklyn, who joined the NYPD in 1988, was assigned to the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills, police said.

The date and details of Farkas’ death were not available Saturday afternoon. A police spokesman said the military informed the department of Farkas’ death on Friday.

A spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Defense declined to comment Saturday, citing a policy of waiting 24 hours after family notification to release names of casualties.

The New York National Guard did not return a call for comment, and family members at Farkas’ home declined to comment Saturday.

YWN has no further information.

(Source: Newsday / YW-11 / YW-112)