James Brian Malloy

Massachusetts State Police — Framingham, MA

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch January 23, 1997

Age 45

Tour of Duty 16 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 37

Incident

Trooper James Malloy suffered a fatal heart attack after struggling with a combative prisoner at the barracks on Route 1, in Foxboro.

He had escorted a prisoner from his cell to a pay phone and was attempting to put the prisoner back into the cell when the man became combative and struggled with Trooper Malloy.

After getting the prisoner back in the cell Trooper Malloy then assisted carrying several heavy bundles of confiscated marijuana up several flights of stairs. He reported to the front desk and asked for medical assistance for chest pains before collapsing.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Trooper Malloy gave the Massachusetts State Police 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Massachusetts. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Massachusetts State Police

Location Framingham, MA

Platform Identity masp.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 23, 1997

Tour of Duty 16 yrs

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

James Brian Malloy served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Trooper James Brian Malloy 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%.

At Massachusetts State Police, 2 of 38 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.3% of this agency's fallen.

Massachusetts State Police

of 38 officers

5.3% Cardiac

MA — Statewide

of 469 officers

9.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac