Francis E. Creamer

Boston Police Department — Roxbury Crossing, MA

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch October 7, 1974

Age 47

Tour of Duty 21 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 105

Incident

Detective Francis Creamer suffered a fatal heart attack after being struck by objects that had been thrown at officers during an anti-busing riot on September 16th, 1974. He had been assigned to an area near the South Boston District Courthouse. He was taken to Boston City Hospital where he remained until passing away on October 7th, 1974. Detective Creamer was a U.S. Navy veteran. He had served with the Boston Police Department for 21 years and was assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, sister, and brother.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Detective Creamer gave the Boston Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Boston Police Department

Location Roxbury Crossing, MA

Platform Identity bpd.suffolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 7, 1974

Tour of Duty 21 yrs

Age 47

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Offender Not available

Military Service

Francis E. Creamer served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Detective Francis E. Creamer is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MA, 44 of 469 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Boston Police Department, 8 of 106 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7.5% of this agency's fallen.

Boston Police Department

of 106 officers

7.5% Cardiac

MA — Statewide

of 469 officers

9.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac