Incident
Patrolman Albert Saccocia suffered a fatal heart attack moments after quelling a large fight at Casa Loma, located at 124 Robins Street in East Bridgewater.
He and another officer were attempting to break up the fight, which involved approximately 20 people, when one of the fighters took his nightclub and struck him with it several times. He collapsed approximately five minutes after the fighting was stopped.
Patrolman Saccocia had served with the East Bridgewater Police Department for 15 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Saccocia gave the East Bridgewater Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the East Bridgewater community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Saccocia.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Albert Saccocia is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 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 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Saccocia's cause is highlighted.
How Albert Saccocia Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Saccocia is highlighted in Sep.