Armand J. Dufresne

Fall River Police Department — Fall River, MA

Accident

End of Watch July 1, 1925

Age 27

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Mounted Policeman Armand Dufresne died of injuries he received when he fell from his horse while returning to police headquarters.

When the horse slipped on North Main Street, Policeman Dufresne hit his head on the pavement. Thirty minutes later, he succumbed to his injuries at the Fall River General Hospital.

Policeman Dufresne was survived by his wife, daughter, father, and two brothers, who also served with the Fall River Police Department.

Survivors

Policeman Dufresne was survived by his wife, daughter, father, and two brothers, who also served with the Fall River Police Department.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Mounted Policeman Dufresne served with the Fall River Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Fall River community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Mounted Policeman Dufresne.

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

Agency

Department Fall River Police Department

Location Fall River, MA

Platform Identity frpd.bristol.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 1, 1925

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Mounted Policeman Armand J. Dufresne 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 Fall River Police Department, 3 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Fall River Police Department

of 9 officers

33.3% Accident

MA — Statewide

158

of 469 officers

33.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident