Patrolman Andrew B. Cuneo, Boston Police Department, Massachusetts

Patrolman Andrew B. Cuneo

Boston Police Department, Massachusetts

End of Watch Saturday, August 13, 1921

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Andrew B. Cuneo

Patrolman Andrew Cuneo was shot and killed by a former police officer who had stolen a .38 caliber revolver and five rounds of ammunition from a local store.

He was shot once in the head and once in the chest when he confronted the suspect in front of the Hanover Street Police Station. The man was shot and wounded by other officers before being taken into custody.

The suspect was declared insane and sent to an insane asylum.

Patrolman Cuneo had served with the Boston Police Department for 15 years. He was survived by his wife and nine children.

On October 8, 2011, the City of Boston erected a memorial sign on Hanover Street in Boston's North End to mark the place where Patrolman Cuneo was shot and killed.

Bio

Age 44
Tour 15 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber
Offender Committed

EDP, robbery

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I came across Officer Cuneo's story when I was looking up names that I found on my uncle's WW2 campaign operations map from the 49th AAA Brigade in Europe. Many, many soldiers signed his campaign map with their addresses. The first one I looked up was Andrew B. Cuneo of Dorchester Mass. Signed on the upper left corner of the map. This is clearly Officer Cuneo's son. It's an amazing piece of history, that led me to reading about his father, another hero.

Lori C.
Niece of Frank Bulanda-one of Andrew B Cuneo's brothers in arms

September 3, 2025