Lieutenant Joseph L. A. Cavagnaro, Boston Police Department, Massachusetts

Lieutenant Joseph L. A. Cavagnaro

Boston Police Department, Massachusetts

End of Watch Tuesday, November 17, 1931

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Joseph L. A. Cavagnaro

Lieutenant Cavagnaro was killed when the vehicle he was riding in was forced off of the road in New York State during a murder investigation. He was riding with a local investigator from the district attorney's office when the incident happened. It is suspected that the drivers of the other car were gangsters with ties to the original murder in Boston. The investigator was seriously injured.
Lieutenant Cavagnaro had been with the agency for 27 years and was survived by his wife and four daughters.

Bio

Age 57
Tour 27 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Vehicular assault
Weapon Automobile
Offender Not available

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Lieutenant Cavagnaro, it has been 93 years since you were taken from us. New England law enforcement continues to serve and protect and make life secure for our part of the country. I honor your 27 years of law enforcement service to the citizens of Boston.

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

November 17, 2024