Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Sullivan died of injuries he received the previous winter when he slipped and fell on ice while walking his beat in the Cambello section of Brockton. Officer Sullivan's leg broke as a result of the fall and the injury became infected. The infection led to Officer Sullivan's death the following August.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Sullivan served with the Brockton Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Brockton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Sullivan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer John F. Sullivan 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 Brockton Police Department, 2 of 4 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. John F. Sullivan's cause is highlighted.
How John F. Sullivan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John F. Sullivan is highlighted in Aug.
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