James E. Buckley

Chelsea Police Dept. — Chelsea, MA

Accident

End of Watch February 2, 1970

Age 27

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Badge 141

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Patrolman James Buckley was struck and killed by a vehicle while on duty. Patrolman Buckley had served with the agency for six years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three sons.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Buckley gave the Chelsea Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chelsea community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Buckley.

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

Agency

Department Chelsea Police Dept.

Location Chelsea, MA

Platform Identity cpd.suffolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 2, 1970

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 27

Badge Number 141

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman James E. Buckley 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 Chelsea Police Dept., 3 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Chelsea Police Dept.

of 7 officers

42.9% Accident

MA — Statewide

158

of 469 officers

33.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident