Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Zinck succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning while assigned to a fixed post during a labor dispute. Sergeant Zinck had served with the agency for 10 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Zinck gave the Framingham Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Framingham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Zinck.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Robert J. Zinck is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Framingham Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert J. Zinck's cause is highlighted.
How Robert J. Zinck Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert J. Zinck is highlighted in Apr.
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