Roll of Honor
Incident
Policeman Stratford Allen was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic at a local carnival. Policeman Allen had served with the agency for 23 years.
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- July 23, 2026
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23 years. You could have gone home.
Auxiliary Policeman Allen gave the Sharon Police Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Sharon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Auxiliary Policeman Allen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Auxiliary Policeman Stratford B. Allen 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stratford B. Allen's cause is highlighted.
How Stratford B. Allen Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Stratford B. Allen is highlighted in Jul.