James Brickley

Boston Police Department — Roxbury Crossing, MA

Accident Veteran

End of Watch November 25, 1934

Age 43

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

Badge 528

The Vigil Panel 69 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 105

Incident

Patrolman James Brickley was struck and killed by a speeding truck while directing traffic around a fire at Beach and Washington Street. When he heard another alarm, he went to investigate and was struck by a truck. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Boston City Hospital as a result of a fractured skull. The suspect was arrested and charged with manslaughter and driving to endanger but was found not guilty. The incident was ruled a tragic accident. Patrolman Brickley was a United States WWI veteran and had served with the Boston Police Department for 11 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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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.
Patrolman Brickley gave the Boston Police Department 11 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 November 25, 1934

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

Age 43

Badge Number 528

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

James Brickley served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman James Brickley 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 Boston Police Department, 31 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this agency's fallen.

Boston Police Department

of 106 officers

29.2% Accident

MA — Statewide

158

of 469 officers

33.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident