Mounted Policeman Armand J. Dufresne

Armand J. Dufresne

Mounted Policeman Armand Dufresne died of injuries he received when he fell from his horse while returning to police headquarters.

When the horse slipped on North Main Street, Policeman Dufresne hit his head on the pavement. Thirty minutes later, he succumbed to his injuries at the Fall River General Hospital.

Policeman Dufresne was survived by his wife, daughter, father, and two brothers, who also served with the Fall River Police Department.

He is buried at the Notre Dame Cemetary in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts.