Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Edward Butters succumbed to injuries inflicted when he was thrown from a department vehicle.
He had been employed with the Boston Police Department for 38 years at the time of his death.
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- August 2, 2026
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38 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Butters gave the Boston Police Department 38 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Butters.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Edward Q. Butters is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 33.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Q. Butters's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Q. Butters Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Q. Butters is highlighted in Aug.
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