Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Officer Christopher Argentinis died two days after being struck by a patrol car during a foot pursuit of a wanted subject who fled during a traffic stop.
He was chasing a drug suspect at the intersection of Onset Avenue and Depot Street when he was struck by a Massachusetts State Police patrol car that was responding to assist him. He was transported to a hospital in Boston where he died from head injuries two days later. His organs were donated after his death.
The suspect, who had outstanding warrants, was arrested after the incident and was charged with cocaine possession and resisting arrest.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Argentinis gave the Wareham Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Wareham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Argentinis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Christopher Argentinis is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,585 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 Wareham Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Christopher Argentinis's cause is highlighted.
How Christopher Argentinis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Christopher Argentinis is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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