Patrolman

Andrew J. Tufts

Lynn Police Department — Lynn, MA
Cardiac
End of Watch March 9, 1958
Age 52
Tour of Duty 28 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Andrew Tufts suffered a fatal heart attack while involved in a foot pursuit of a drunk subject he and another officer attempted to arrest.

Patrolman Tufts had served with the Lynn Police Department for 28 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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28 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Tufts gave the Lynn Police Department 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Lynn community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Tufts.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Lynn, Essex County, MA
Platform Identity lynnpd.essex.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 9, 1958
Tour of Duty 28 yrs
Age 52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Andrew is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1958, 10 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 61st heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

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Who

Andrew was 52. Of the 1,249 lost to cardiac events in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 43 and 55; the middle age was 48. Andrew had served 28 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

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When

March holds 7.6% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Sundays: 13.9%.

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How

Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause.

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His people

Lynn Police Department has 11 officers remembered here, Andrew among them.

Patrolman Andrew J. Tufts

Lynn Police Department · End of Watch March 9, 1958

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 43-E

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