Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Andrew Tufts suffered a fatal heart attack while involved in a foot pursuit of a drunk subject he and another officer attempted to arrest.
Patrolman Tufts had served with the Lynn Police Department for 28 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
28 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Tufts gave the Lynn Police Department 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Lynn community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Tufts.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Andrew J. Tufts is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 9.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Lynn Police Department, 2 of 11 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 18.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew J. Tufts's cause is highlighted.
How Andrew J. Tufts Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew J. Tufts is highlighted in Mar.
Others Who Wore This Badge
10 officers from Lynn Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
