Police Officer John M. Blake, Gloucester Police Department, Massachusetts

Police Officer John M. Blake

Gloucester Police Department, Massachusetts

End of Watch Friday, August 25, 1876

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John M. Blake

Police Officer John Blake suffered a fatal heart attack at about 8:00 pm while rushing to the scene of a disturbance between two women approximately a half mile from the East Gloucester Square.

He was on foot patrol in the Square when he was alerted to the trouble. While en route he encountered two girls and told them he was feeling ill. He then attempted to reach his nearby home but collapsed in a grove of trees known as Sayward's Oaks. The girls he had encountered went to get help but by the time he was found he had passed away.

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Age 60
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Incident Details

Cause Heart attack

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Officer Blake, it has been 148 years since you were taken from us. New England law enforcement has continued to thrive, learn and become safer due to the traditions and sacrifices you, your family, and many others have made for us. Thank you for your years of law enforcement service.

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

August 25, 2024