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
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
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
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
Watchman
David Esters
Boston Police
37 years old
Thursday, April 27, 1848
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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. 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
Sergeant
Edward E Neves Jr
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
About the Foundation
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.