Fallen Hero Spotlight

Law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in Massachusetts.
Remembering our recently fallen…

Officer Adelbert St. Marie Springfield Police 23 years old Friday, August 31, 1934
Officer Adolph F. Butterman Boston Police 53 years old Monday, June 16, 1919
Officer Alain Beauregard Springfield Police 29 years old Friday, November 15, 1985
Officer Albert C. Jordan Greenfield Police 49 years old Tuesday, August 8, 1933
Town Constable Albert E. Miller Oxford Police Sunday, June 20, 1909
Officer Albert G. Eckart Cambridge Police 38 years old Saturday, November 3, 1951
Officer Albert H. Giles Boston 06-16-2022
Sergeant Albert J. Picone Lynn Police 38 years old Monday, August 1, 1955
Officer Albert Motroni Boston Police 31 years old Monday, September 22, 1924
Officer Albert R. Peterson Boston Police 36 years old Tuesday, October 29, 1912
Officer Albert Saccocia East Bridgewater 53 years old Friday, September 30, 1966
Trooper Albert T. Hayes State Police 33 years old Friday, February 9, 1940
Trooper Alfred A. Hewitt State Police 32 years old Sunday, June 4, 1950
Instructor Alfred J. Baranowski Department of Correction 54 years old Monday, July 31, 1972
Officer Alfred M. Sturdivant Boston Police 47 years old Sunday, September 4, 1904
Officer Alfred N. Hollis Quincy Police 32 years old Tuesday, October 4, 1927
Trooper Alje M. Savela State Police 35 years old Friday, August 31, 1951
Officer Allan Foss Ray, Jr. Malden 09-30-2014
Officer Alonzo Burnham Boston 02-19-1899
Officer Andrew B. Cuneo Boston Police 44 years old Saturday, August 13, 1921
Officer Andrew J. Tufts Lynn Police 52 years old Sunday, March 9, 1958
Correctional Officer Anthony Acosta Hampden County Sheriff 22 years old Wednesday, February 22, 1989
Sergeant Arthur Cashin Chelsea Police 37 years old Sunday, July 20, 1980
Officer Arthur J. Bower Methuen Police Wednesday, August 1, 1923
Officer Augustine J. Belmonte Saugus Police 44 years old Sunday, February 16, 1969
Lieutenant Benjamin Alexander Boston Police 42 years old Saturday, July 4, 1925
Patrolman Benjamin J. Voss Somerset Police 35 years old Saturday, September 7, 2013
Officer Berisford W. Anderson Boston Police 37 years old Saturday, February 5, 1994
Officer Bradford M. Erickson Yarmouth Police 60 years old Friday, December 1, 2000
Officer Carl Rolf Springfield Police 41 years old Wednesday, November 2, 1938
Special Officer Cassius W. White Billerica Police 66 years old Sunday, August 23, 1936
Trooper Charles A. Better State Police 31 years old Sunday, September 28, 1930
Officer Charles A. McNabb Boston Police 36 years old Saturday, November 23, 1968
Officer Charles D. Williams Wellfleet Police 34 years old Sunday, July 19, 1931
Sergeant Charles E. Bradley Cambridge Police 60 years old Thursday, December 13, 1934
Patrolman Charles E. Cadorette Ashland Police 38 years old Monday, September 11, 1967
Officer Charles E. Deininger Boston Police 38 years old Thursday, February 13, 1919
Trooper Charles F. McGonagle State Police 36 years old Tuesday, August 2, 1932
Officer Charles H. Emerson Methuen Police Saturday, August 8, 1908
Trooper Charles J. Collins State Police 33 years old Wednesday, May 20, 1942
Warden Charles Lincoln Jr Department of Correction 47 years old Sunday, June 18, 1843
Officer Charles T. Crooker Quincy Police 55 years old Monday, October 21, 1918
Patrolman Charles V. Sciolto Attleboro Police 41 years old Friday, May 31, 1968
Officer Charles W. Mathews Natick Police 53 years old Tuesday, July 19, 1921
Captain Charles W. Wells Newburyport Police 64 years old Thursday, January 15, 1920
Officer Christopher Argentinis Wareham Police 36 years old Saturday, December 11, 1999
Officer Christos G. Rouses Lowell Police 53 years old Friday, November 17, 1978
Officer Clarence E. Bolton Taunton Police 63 years old Thursday, October 30, 1924
Officer Cornelius F. Regan Boston Police 34 years old Thursday, January 13, 1898
Officer Danford D. Dunn Boston 07-06-1866
Officer Daniel A. McCallum Boston Police 40 years old Sunday, May 12, 1935
Officer Daniel A. Talbot Revere Police 30 years old Saturday, September 29, 2007
Trooper Daniel Furtado State Police 23 years old Sunday, October 8, 1950
Officer Daniel J. Donovan Springfield Police 35 years old Tuesday, September 29, 1908
Sergeant Daniel J. McCarthy Medfield Police 38 years old Thursday, September 21, 2000
Officer Daniel J. McShane Boston Police 25 years old Tuesday, January 31, 1922
Officer Daniel W. Sullivan Boston 02-11-1893
Watchman David Esters Boston Police 37 years old Thursday, April 27, 1848
Officer David R. Brown Boston 08-14-1983
Officer David S. Faulkner Malden Police 47 years old Sunday, December 22, 1968
Jail Master David S. Robinson Sr Middlesex County Sheriff 53 years old Sunday, May 14, 1961
Officer David T. Zolendziewski Holyoke Police 53 years old Thursday, February 11, 2010
Officer David Wilber Jr Chelsea Police 41 years old Saturday, July 8, 1871
Trooper Davidson G. Whiting State Police 31 years old Thursday, August 18, 1994
Patrolman Dennis O. Simmonds Boston Police 28 years old Thursday, April 10, 2014
Officer Donald A. Brown Boston Police 64 years old Friday, May 24, 1974
Trooper Donald E. Shea State Police 28 years old Saturday, December 16, 1978
Constable Donald F. Adams Chelmsford Police 27 years old Tuesday, July 19, 1927
Trooper Douglas A. Weddleton State Police 52 years old Friday, June 18, 2010
Trooper Drew C. Chandler State Police 46 years old Friday, July 21, 2000
Captain Earl H. Grimes Athol Police 46 years old Tuesday, April 13, 1937
Trooper Earl W. Tobin State Police 30 years old Friday, March 30, 1934
Special Officer Ebenezer Neagles Jr Lynn Police 50 years old Monday, August 20, 1894
Trooper Edward A. Mahoney State Police 44 years old Sunday, November 21, 1976
Officer Edward C. Callahan Malden Police 36 years old Monday, September 16, 1963
Officer Edward C. Lynch Boston
Patrolman Edward E. Gobin Attleboro Police 53 years old Wednesday, January 20, 1932
Sergeant Edward E. Neves Jr Taunton Police 38 years old Tuesday, July 25, 1995
Officer Edward F. Lee Milton Police Thursday, May 16, 1940
Lieutenant Edward J. Kelley Boston 01-14-1938
Sergeant Edward M. Couture Middleton Police 49 years old Thursday, July 10, 1997
Sergeant Edward Q. Butters Boston Police 61 years old Wednesday, August 14, 1929
Patrolman Edward S. Johansen Peabody Police 43 years old Tuesday, June 28, 1977
Officer Edward Sawicki Salem Police 50 years old Monday, December 1, 1980
Patrol Officer Edward T. Landers Barnstable Police 50 years old Wednesday, October 17, 1984
Officer Edward W. Carson Scituate Police 30 years old Sunday, September 4, 1938
Trooper Ellen E. Engelhardt State Police 58 years old Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Officer Emmanuel A. Wilson Boston Housing Authority Police 30 years old Saturday, September 26, 1992
Deputy Sheriff Emmet F. Haskins Franklin County Sheriff 56 years old Sunday, June 12, 1910
Officer Emory Farrington Milton Police Thursday, June 8, 1922
Officer Enmanuel Familia Worcester 06-01-2021
Officer Ernest F. Brunette Jr Worcester Police 51 years old Friday, July 31, 1970
Sergeant Ernest J. DeCross Braintree Police 40 years old Friday, March 1, 1991
Supervisor Eugene Amlaw Department of Correction 50 years old Monday, February 13, 1928
Officer Ezekiel W. Hodsdon Boston Police 26 years old Sunday, October 18, 1857
Officer Felix F. Sharkey Boston 06-03-1942
Officer Forbes A. McLeod Needham Police 36 years old Friday, February 2, 1934
Officer Francis B. Johnson Boston Police 51 years old Monday, March 17, 1969
Detective Francis E. Creamer Boston Police 47 years old Monday, October 7, 1974
Officer Francis J. Gilleland Medford Police 34 years old Monday, July 2, 1928
Patrolman Francis J. O'Grady Belmont Police 44 years old Tuesday, February 24, 1914
Officer Francis McDermott Methuen Police Saturday, August 8, 1908
Officer Francis O. Haddock Needham Police 42 years old Friday, February 2, 1934
Officer Francis V. Quinn Lynn Police 38 years old Thursday, February 16, 1933
Officer Francis W. Sears Springfield Police 43 years old Monday, September 11, 1967
Officer Frank B. Callahan Boston Police 54 years old Tuesday, February 20, 1945
Chief Frank E. Burrell Quincy Police 52 years old Wednesday, December 8, 1915
Sergeant Frank Gaughan Needham Police 41 years old Saturday, November 28, 1931
Patrolman Frank J. Comeau Boston Police 38 years old Wednesday, March 24, 1926
Officer Frank Kowal Hadley Police 24 years old Sunday, July 5, 1931
Officer Franklin B. Dreyer Boston Police 32 years old Thursday, April 24, 1930
Correctional Officer Franklin L. Weston Department of Correction 62 years old Thursday, January 1, 1942
Officer Fred W. Pettee Foxborough Police 55 years old Thursday, December 20, 1934
Officer Frederick A. Bell Newton Police 39 years old Wednesday, September 8, 1954
Patrolman Frederick G. Mercer Metropolitan Police 42 years old Thursday, September 20, 1923
Turnkey Frederick Pfliiger Department of Correction 41 years old Sunday, November 11, 1928
Sergeant Frederick Schlehuber Boston Police 45 years old Thursday, November 10, 1910
Officer Frederick W. Bartlett Boston Police 42 years old Wednesday, December 10, 1930
Deputy Warden Galen C. Walker Department of Correction 48 years old Monday, December 15, 1856
Patrolman Garrett Cody Arlington Police 36 years old Monday, July 1, 1901
Officer Gary Twyman Lynn Police 39 years old Monday, October 9, 1995
Sheriff George A. Bills Palmer Police 72 years old Tuesday, February 25, 1919
Constable George E. Peeso Sterling Police 37 years old Friday, September 19, 1919
Officer George F. A. Pearsall Lowell Police 53 years old Wednesday, April 24, 1957
Officer George J. Hanley Boston Police 46 years old Tuesday, March 20, 1934
Detective George J. Holmes Boston Police 41 years old Wednesday, November 6, 1963
Trooper George L. Hanna State Police 36 years old Saturday, February 26, 1983
Trooper George L. Prentiss State Police 25 years old Saturday, October 1, 1927
Officer George L. Randall Jr Easton Police 44 years old Monday, September 26, 1966
Correctional Officer George Landry Department of Correction 63 years old Thursday, January 1, 1942
Patrol Officer George M. Crowell Lynn Police 45 years old Wednesday, December 22, 1875
Officer George Nowak Danvers 11-17-1993
Officer George O. Angeli North Adams Police 34 years old Friday, July 8, 1960
Officer George P. Kelley Marblehead Police 54 years old Thursday, March 3, 1932
Officer George S. Bell Plymouth Police 31 years old Saturday, June 29, 1946
Officer Gerard F. DuFresne Randolph Police 27 years old Wednesday, November 19, 1975
Constable Gideon Manchester Fall River Police 35 years old Monday, July 19, 1852
Officer Gregg Maloney Plymouth Police 44 years old Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Lieutenant Gregory A. Principe Braintree Police 43 years old Friday, March 1, 1991
Patrolman Gregory Todd Maloney Plymouth, Massachusetts, P.D. 44 years old April 1, 2014
Officer H. Crosby Smith Stockbridge Police 44 years old Sunday, June 10, 1951
Officer Harold A. Pelissier Hadley Police 26 years old Sunday, June 29, 1930
Special Officer Harold F. Leary Lincoln Police 63 years old Saturday, March 4, 1989
Officer Harold Francis MacGilvray, Jr. Metropolitan Police 10-11-2018
Officer Harold J. Collins Metropolitan Police 05-31-2012
Officer Harold L. Vitale Saugus Police 42 years old Tuesday, June 18, 1985
Officer Harris B. McInnes Boston Police 36 years old Sunday, July 3, 1927
Officer Harry W. Butler Milford Police 28 years old Friday, September 8, 1916
Officer Henry G. Bell Newton Police 27 years old Sunday, August 22, 1937
Officer Herbert D. Allen Boston Police 32 years old Sunday, December 25, 1927
Correctional Officer Howard V. Murphy Department of Correction 47 years old Thursday, January 1, 1942
Captain Hugh J. Lee Boston Police 53 years old Saturday, May 3, 1919
Officer Irving B. Harding Metropolitan Police 28 years old Friday, October 11, 1918
Officer Isaiah L. McLain Malden Police 65 years old Monday, November 12, 1934
Officer Ivan E. Kelley Lunenburg Police 42 years old Sunday, April 2, 1950
Correctional Officer James A. Callahan Sr Middlesex County Sheriff 49 years old Friday, August 24, 1973
Officer James A. Preston Wakefield Police 26 years old Saturday, April 9, 1921
Officer James B. Deshazo Metropolitan Police 05-17-1915
Trooper James B. Malloy State Police 46 years old Thursday, January 23, 1997
Officer James B. O'Leary Boston Police 46 years old Friday, August 2, 1963
Officer James B. Roche Boston Police 46 years old Saturday, March 21, 1936
Deputy Marshal James Batchelder U.S. Marshals 24 years old Friday, May 26, 1854
Officer James Brickley Boston Police 43 years old Sunday, November 25, 1934
Officer James D. Hughes Boston Police 39 years old Tuesday, September 10, 1935
Officer James E. Buckley Chelsea Police 27 years old Monday, February 2, 1970
Officer James E. Gatzounas Holyoke Police 29 years old Saturday, January 1, 1977
Chief James E. Vaughan Carver Police 62 years old Wednesday, September 23, 1908
Officer James G. England New Bedford Police 40 years old Wednesday, September 14, 1955
Officer James H. Carroll Lynn Police 55 years old Saturday, June 25, 1910
Sergeant James H. Marshall State Police 36 years old Friday, October 21, 1960
Officer James J. Hodgdon III Lexington Police 23 years old Saturday, November 4, 1967
Officer James J. McCann, Jr. Boston 06-16-1937
Officer James J. Reynolds Holyoke Police 40 years old Saturday, November 17, 1951
Office James J. Troy Boston Police 30 years old Monday, January 13, 1930
Officer James Lonchiadis Shrewsbury Police 28 years old Wednesday, March 5, 1975
Sergeant James Mattaliano State Police 33 years old Wednesday, February 22, 1995
Sergeant James P. Carter Jr Newton Police 37 years old Sunday, December 3, 1978
Correctional Officer James R. Souza Department of Correction 29 years old Monday, July 31, 1972
Officer James T. Malloy Boston Police 35 years old Monday, June 4, 1934
Jailer James W. Fuller Berkshire County Sheriff 69 years old Tuesday, July 16, 1901
Officer Jeremiah J. Hurley Jr Boston Police 50 years old Monday, October 28, 1991
Patrolman Jeremiah Joseph O'connor Lawrence, Massachusetts, P.D. 61 years old November 14, 1950
Officer John A. DiNapoli Holyoke Police 52 years old Wednesday, December 22, 1999
Officer John B Maguire Woburn, Massachusetts, P.D. 60 years old December 26, 2010
Patrolman John Condon Boston Police 41 years old Friday, October 7, 1927
Detective John D. Schroeder Boston Police 54 years old Friday, November 30, 1973
Detective John D. Songy Rutland 05-29-2020
Trooper John E. Higgins State Police 23 years old Saturday, April 14, 1928
Officer John E. Johnson Holliston Police 31 years old Thursday, August 13, 1981
Officer John E. Moore Hudson Police 47 years old Saturday, June 18, 1955
Sergeant John F. Montague Boston
Patrolman John F. Smith Lynn Police 45 years old Sunday, August 19, 1934
Officer John F. Sullivan Brockton Police Wednesday, August 19, 1931
Officer John G. Guyette Brockton Police 31 years old Saturday, November 29, 1919
Patrolman John G. Ralph Boston Police 37 years old Sunday, October 7, 1934
Sergeant John H. Gilbert Brockton Police 43 years old Thursday, March 8, 1984
Patrolman John H. Manning Boston Police 39 years old Sunday, February 6, 1938
Officer John H. Page Jr Newburyport Police 30 years old Saturday, July 2, 1927
Officer John I. Jackson Boston Police 37 years old Wednesday, September 4, 1929
Officer John J. Bennett Salem Police 57 years old Thursday, October 13, 1955
Officer John J. Earle Boston Police 34 years old Saturday, October 21, 1916
Officer John J. Gallagher Boston Police 33 years old Friday, May 25, 1962
Patrolman John J. Guthrie Cambridge Police 50 years old Sunday, December 26, 1926
Officer John J. Lonergan Everett Police 53 years old Monday, May 10, 1926
Officer John J. McKenzie Chelsea Police 52 years old Monday, October 13, 1924
Detective John J. Mulligan Boston Police 52 years old Sunday, September 26, 1993
Sergeant John J. O'Connor Nahant Police 56 years old Thursday, July 27, 1961
Officer John J. Winn Lowell Police 58 years old Monday, May 3, 1971
Sergeant John Joseph Shanahan Revere, Massachusetts, P.D. 54 years old November 19, 1928
Officer John Lynch Boston 09-19-1944
Officer John Manuel Borges Taunton 12-24-2020
Sergeant John McGinn Worcester Police 51 years old Thursday, October 15, 1981
Officer John P. Driscoll Holyoke Police 35 years old Tuesday, April 25, 1922
Officer John P. Georges Tyngsborough Police 48 years old Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Officer John P. Gibbons III Woburn Police 43 years old Tuesday, May 4, 1999
Sergeant John P. M. Wolfe Boston Police 51 years old Tuesday, December 1, 1931
Officer John P. Sullivan Sr Springfield Police 66 years old Friday, February 2, 1940
Officer John T. Lynch Boston Police 28 years old Thursday, January 16, 1908
Officer John W. Connors Springfield Police 34 years old Friday, February 20, 1953
Officer John W. English Northbridge Police Wednesday, December 31, 1930
Patrolman John W. Powers Metropolitan Police 48 years old Friday, August 16, 1912
Officer John W. Ruggiero Fall River Police 27 years old Monday, July 23, 1973
Officer John W. Savalis Brockton Police 42 years old Sunday, February 10, 1980
Watch Officer Jonathan Houghton Boston Police 61 years old Monday, December 19, 1825
Patrolman Jose A. Maceira Boston Police 33 years old Sunday, May 1, 1977
Officer Jose Torres Westfield Police 53 years old Thursday, July 26, 2012
Officer Jose V. Fontanez Boston 04-14-2020
Deputy Sheriff Joseph A. Freedman Suffolk County Sheriff 35 years old Friday, April 11, 1997
Chief Joseph A. Pelletier Tyngsborough Police 31 years old Thursday, June 10, 1926
Correctional Officer Joseph A. Ribeiro Department of Correction 32 years old Thursday, June 25, 1998
Watchman Joseph Burnham Haverhill Police 50 years old Monday, December 23, 1867
Officer Joseph C. Reiser Boston Police 35 years old Sunday, January 20, 1918
Officer Joseph E. Gonya Boston Police 27 years old Sunday, October 21, 1923
Detective Joseph E. McCain Metropolitan Police 72 years old Monday, October 22, 2001
Trooper Joseph F. Moynihan Jr State Police 34 years old Tuesday, June 19, 1990
Officer Joseph F. O'Brien Brookline Police 32 years old Monday, August 4, 1930
Officer Joseph H. Doane Swampscott Police 36 years old Monday, August 18, 1952
Sergeant Joseph I. Cordes III Swampscott Police 55 years old Monday, May 25, 1998
Lieutenant Joseph L. A. Cavagnaro Boston Police 57 years old Tuesday, November 17, 1931
Officer Joseph M. Mullen Boston Police 61 years old Monday, December 18, 1972
Officer Joseph McMurray Brookline Police 45 years old Monday, October 17, 1904
Officer Joseph P. Martin Melrose Police 46 years old Friday, June 6, 1969
Officer Joseph T. Connor Quincy Police 30 years old Monday, December 18, 1922
Officer Joseph T. Fitzsimmons Jr Wellesley Police 44 years old Friday, April 10, 1992
Detective Joseph T. Moretti Revere Police 52 years old Monday, September 24, 1973
Trooper Joseph W. Kelly State Police 26 years old Saturday, July 23, 1938
Officer Joseph W. Lawlor Jr North Andover Police 27 years old Friday, March 27, 1981
Captain Josiah D. Baxter Plymouth Police 57 years old Monday, May 3, 1875
Officer Keith J. Nivala Westminster Police 27 years old Sunday, August 20, 1989
Officer Kenneth B. Bell Fitchburg Police 40 years old Thursday, October 18, 1962
Officer Kenneth B. Collins Billerica Police 38 years old Tuesday, October 7, 1969
Officer Kenneth W. Grindell Sr Harwich Police 44 years old Saturday, August 14, 1965
Officer Kevin E. Ambrose Springfield Police 36 years old Monday, June 4, 2012
Special Agent Kimberly D. Place U.S. Alcohol Tobacco Firearms 43 years old Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Officer Larry Jupin Westminster Police 34 years old Friday, November 29, 2002
Officer Laurence V. Sheridan Boston Police 38 years old Wednesday, July 28, 1937
Officer Lawrence E. Murphy Newton Police 33 years old Monday, September 13, 1937
Officer Lawrence W. Gorman Cambridge Police 36 years old Saturday, September 3, 1960
Officer Leo G. Hamel Springfield Police 26 years old Monday, October 31, 1955
Officer Leo T. Sullivan Pittsfield Police 54 years old Monday, June 18, 1956
Officer Leon F. Moody Worcester 09-29-1932
Officer Leroy H. Haynes Rowley Police 59 years old Sunday, June 28, 1981
Officer Leslie H. Peters Jr Haverhill Police 52 years old Friday, June 27, 1986
Officer Lester M. Chace Wareham Police 69 years old Friday, September 16, 1932
Prison Chauffeur Lewis D. Richards Department of Correction 27 years old Tuesday, December 3, 1935
Trooper Llewellyn A. Lowther State Police 30 years old Saturday, September 20, 1924
Patrolman Louis D. Phipps Ashland Police 30 years old Wednesday, June 10, 1942
Officer Louis H. Metaxas Boston Police 41 years old Sunday, August 27, 1989
Officer Louis T. Gormley Fall River Police 30 years old Tuesday, August 23, 1898
Trooper Mark S. Charbonnier State Police 31 years old Friday, September 2, 1994
Officer Martin J. Coyne Concord 07-10-1952
Police Officer Marvin C Bland U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 34 years old July 31, 1970
Chief Mathew M. Mantoni Mendon Police 39 years old Wednesday, January 11, 1950
Officer Melvin Dyer Duxbury Police 67 years old Monday, August 25, 2008
Guard Merritt W. Hayden Hampden Sheriffs 10-25-1933
Sergeant Michael A. Towner Worcester Police 58 years old Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Reserve Officer Michael Brennan Boston Police 33 years old Sunday, July 7, 1918
Sergeant Michael C. Chesna Weymouth 07-15-2018
Officer Michael Davey Weymouth Police 34 years old Monday, August 24, 2009
Officer Michael J. Crowley Boston Police 37 years old Friday, May 12, 1961
Officer Michael J. Dowd Jr Somerville Police 57 years old Tuesday, June 24, 1947
Officer Michael J. Schiavina Springfield Police 28 years old Tuesday, November 12, 1985
Patrolman Michael K. Aselton Barnstable Police 25 years old Tuesday, March 29, 1983
Captain Michael Leonard Pittsfield Police 55 years old Wednesday, June 1, 1898
Officer Michael O. Maher Plainville Police 66 years old Friday, November 2, 2001
Sergeant Michael P. Cassidy New Bedford 04-28-2021
Lieutenant Nelson H. Doe Lynn Police 51 years old Sunday, February 16, 1896
Officer Norman F. Bliss Templeton Police Monday, July 8, 1974
Chief Patrick A. Butler Weymouth Police 60 years old Thursday, April 15, 1915
Officer Patrick C. Gannon Boston Police 46 years old Tuesday, April 2, 1940
Captain Patrick Creeden Newburyport Police 46 years old Tuesday, December 26, 1905
Inspector Patrick F. Leavitt Lowell Police 47 years old Thursday, December 18, 1941
Officer Patrick J. Carr Boston Police 39 years old Tuesday, August 1, 1916
Officer Patrick J. Kelliher Quincy Police 34 years old Sunday, January 12, 1908
Sergeant Paul A. Perry State Police 39 years old Wednesday, February 22, 1995
Officer Paul D. Murphy Plymouth Police 36 years old Thursday, January 28, 1965
Trooper Paul F. Barry State Police 39 years old Thursday, June 15, 2006
Special Agent Paul F. Cavanagh Federal Bureau of Investigation 43 years old Tuesday, June 19, 1990
Officer Paul F. Mawaka Springfield Police 34 years old Tuesday, October 30, 1973
Officer Paul J. Murnane Boston Police Friday, September 23, 1938
Officer Paul M. Kennefick Metropolitan Police 39 years old Wednesday, July 14, 1982
Trooper Perley K. Johnson Jr State Police 32 years old Monday, February 13, 1978
Officer Peter J. Kneeland Worcester Police 62 years old Sunday, October 7, 2012
Officer Peter J. Manning Lawrence Police 59 years old Saturday, June 6, 1953
Officer Peter J. Tierney Nahant Police 54 years old Tuesday, September 4, 1934
Officer Peter M. Nikitas Fitchburg Police 28 years old Sunday, August 27, 1978
Officer Peter P. Oginskis Boston Police 27 years old Saturday, May 5, 1923
Patrol Officer Phillip Pitts Saugus Police 41 years old Saturday, January 26, 1889
Sergeant Randall E. Shea Swansea Police 35 years old Saturday, February 10, 1962
Sergeant Raymond Cimino Chelsea Police 44 years old Thursday, February 28, 1985
Officer Raymond T. Moriarty Springfield Police 30 years old Friday, September 20, 1946
Sergeant Richard F. Halloran Boston Police 33 years old Thursday, November 6, 1975
Deputy Sheriff Richard F. Lawton Hampden County Sheriff Tuesday, January 11, 1916
Detective Richard G. Magan Fall River Police 39 years old Friday, August 11, 2000
Officer Richard H. McEvoy Spencer Police 37 years old Friday, November 15, 1985
Captain Richard J. Cashin State Police 52 years old Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Officer Richard J. Gallivan Boston Police 35 years old Wednesday, February 8, 1911
Officer Richard P. Du Pre Sturbridge Police 26 years old Saturday, September 15, 1979
Sergeant Richard T. Dever Suffolk County Sheriff 35 years old Saturday, March 19, 2005
Officer Richard Vigneault Springfield Police 32 years old Wednesday, April 11, 1973
Patrolman Robert A. Edmonds Metropolitan Police 43 years old Wednesday, December 23, 1936
Officer Robert A. Maher Boston 04-10-1946
Officer Robert D. Stewart Metropolitan Police 36 years old Saturday, February 8, 1913
Officer Robert E. Flynn Salem Police 25 years old Sunday, March 2, 1958
Chief Robert G. Hardy Rowley Police 43 years old Monday, June 11, 1973
Trooper Robert J. MacDougall State Police 25 years old Friday, August 6, 1971
Chief Robert J. Mortell Paxton Police 38 years old Tuesday, February 1, 1994
Sergeant Robert J. Zinck Framingham Police 38 years old Friday, April 26, 1968
Lieutenant Robert M. Cabral Swansea Police 52 years old Saturday, November 5, 2005
Officer Robert P. Dana Metropolitan Police 29 years old Sunday, March 25, 1984
Officer Robert R. Hazelhurst Worcester Police 31 years old Thursday, November 21, 1968
Patrolman Robert T. Black Andover, Massachusetts, P.D. 29 years old November 27, 1925
Officer Robert Yesucevitz Federal Protective Service 26 years old Tuesday, July 20, 1982
Sergeant Roland J. Roy Winchester Police 56 years old Friday, May 30, 1980
Officer Ronald Kinlock Methuen Police 62 years old Monday, January 7, 1974
Officer Ronald Tarentino Jr Auburn Police 42 years old Sunday, May 22, 2016
Detective Roy J. Sergei Boston Police 41 years old Monday, October 26, 1987
Officer Roy L. Stout Somerset Police 31 years old Monday, May 15, 1972
Officer Rubin A. Paine Marblehead Police 61 years old Tuesday, April 25, 1950
Deputy Sheriff Ryan Tvelia Norfolk County Sheriff 42 years old Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Officer Samuel Pierce Falmouth Police 37 years old Wednesday, August 16, 1933
Officer Samuel Reynolds Boston 10-22-1971
Officer Sean Collier MIT Police Department 26 years old Thursday, April 18, 2013
Police Officer Sean Gannon Yarmouth Police 32 years old Thursday, April 12, 2018
Police Officer Seth A Noyes Boston, Massachusetts, P.D. 42 years old October 18, 1870
Detective Sherman C. Griffiths Boston Police 36 years old Thursday, February 18, 1988
Warden Solon Tenney Department of Correction 32 years old Monday, December 29, 1856
Chief Stanley J. Surpitski Ipswich Police 63 years old Friday, January 30, 1970
Patrolman Stephen A. Lukas Auburn Police 25 years old Wednesday, January 1, 1986
Officer Stephen P. Harrigan Boston 01-07-1941
Det.Sgt. Stephen R. Desfosses Norton 01-13-2021
Officer Stewart E. Savage III Wellesley Police 29 years old Saturday, March 18, 1995
Auxiliary Officer Stratford B. Allen Sharon Police 74 years old Wednesday, July 6, 1966
Officer Theodore M. Martin Montague Police 33 years old Tuesday, December 31, 1968
Officer Thomas A. Davis Boston Police 49 years old Thursday, April 13, 1939
Trooper Thomas Clardy State Police 44 years old Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Officer Thomas E. Devlin Jr Boston College Police 51 years old Friday, April 6, 2007
Officer Thomas E. Killfoile Stockbridge Police Friday, August 9, 1940
Officer Thomas E. Shea Wellesley Police 33 years old Thursday, March 14, 1940
Officer Thomas E. Strunk Billerica Police 32 years old Wednesday, March 27, 1985
Officer Thomas E. Young Boston 01-12-1912
Officer Thomas F. Dynan Cambridge January 4, 1912
Officer Thomas F. Gainard Chelsea Police 63 years old Monday, November 3, 1930
Officer Thomas F. Murphy Springfield Police 50 years old Friday, February 2, 1940
Officer Thomas F. Rose Boston Police 42 years old Friday, February 19, 1993
Officer Thomas H. Collins Millis Police 41 years old Friday, June 16, 1978
Officer Thomas J. Duggan Sr Lawrence Police 47 years old Monday, March 19, 1990
Detective Thomas J. Gill Boston Police 38 years old Wednesday, February 10, 1988
Officer Thomas J. Giunta Fall River Police 49 years old Wednesday, August 24, 1994
Inspector Thomas J. Norton Boston Police 49 years old Friday, June 19, 1914
Officer Thomas J. Riley Cambridge Police 34 years old Saturday, November 20, 1920
Officer Thomas J. Sullivan Metropolitan Police 27 years old Saturday, October 5, 1929
Officer Thomas Keefe Everett Police 42 years old Friday, February 28, 1902
Chief Thomas Lynch Abington Police 58 years old Sunday, February 15, 1942
Officer Thomas P. Ralph Concord
Trooper Thomas W. Devlin Department of State Police 09-03-2020
Patrolman Timothy F. Donovan Somerville Police 34 years old Friday, November 13, 1942
Officer Timothy M. Shepard Pittsfield Police 25 years old Wednesday, November 2, 1988
Trooper Vincent P. Cila State Police 45 years old Friday, July 22, 2005
Trooper Wallace E. Mathews State Police 25 years old Thursday, April 23, 1953
Officer Walter A. Schroeder Boston Police 42 years old Thursday, September 24, 1970
Officer Walter B. Hird Methuen Police 46 years old Monday, December 12, 1966
Officer Walter Baxter Boston Police 39 years old Wednesday, August 4, 1937
Officer Walter C. Juskiewicz Springfield Police 47 years old Saturday, June 21, 1969
Officer Walter E. Harris Boston Police 42 years old Monday, November 19, 1906
Sergeant Walter F. Conley Milford Police 61 years old Wednesday, December 10, 1980
Officer Walter P. Langley Mansfield Police 34 years old Sunday, October 2, 1983
Officer Walter R. Dacyczyn Deerfield Police 46 years old Saturday, October 2, 1976
Prison Guard Walter R. Doucette Department of Correction 43 years old Tuesday, December 24, 1935
Officer Ward M. Bray Boston Police 27 years old Thursday, April 14, 1921
Watchman Wilfred Gerrior Department of Correction 46 years old Monday, February 13, 1928
Officer William Berte Springfield Police 28 years old Monday, January 8, 1973
Operative William Craig U.S. Secret Service 47 years old Wednesday, September 3, 1902
Supervisory Inspector William F. Degan Jr U.S. Marshals 42 years old Friday, August 21, 1992
Sergeant William F. Healey Boston Police 46 years old Wednesday, October 2, 1946
Officer William F. Sheehan Westwood Police 63 years old Tuesday, February 11, 1975
Officer William G. Clancy Boston Police 25 years old Thursday, January 22, 1920
Reserve Policeman William H. Furdon Newton Police 24 years old Sunday, August 12, 1906
Officer William H. Welch Framingham Police 52 years old Friday, February 3, 1923
Chief William J. Collins Stockbridge Police 53 years old Wednesday, August 7, 1957
Officer William L. Abbott Boston Police 39 years old Saturday, November 28, 1931
Officer William Loughrey Cambridge Police 44 years old Tuesday, June 26, 1860
Officer William M. Mateer Metropolitan Police Sunday, January 10, 1909
Officer William P. Staples Everett Police 57 years old Wednesday, May 5, 1926
Officer William R. Beckman Boston Police 52 years old Wednesday, September 1, 1976
Patrolman Willie W. Heath Salisbury Police 56 years old Thursday, October 9, 1913

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The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation (MLEMF) is a charitable, non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation founded in 1995 for the express purpose of building and maintaining a permanent memorial to the memory of law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line of duty in Massachusetts. The Board of Directors and the Memorial Committee are comprised of surviving family members of law enforcement officers and leaders from the law enforcement, business and governmental communities of Massachusetts.

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September 27, 2023 – The 34th annual Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, Inc. ceremony

2022 MASSACHUSETTS LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL THIRTY-THIRD MEMORIAL CEREMONY

Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial

We Are Developing the Program for our Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Service

Ride to Remember – 7th Anniversary Ride

$25,000 Kindly Donated on Behalf of Officer James B. O’Leary

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