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Police Officer Richard George Magan | Fall River Police Department, Massachusetts Fall River Police Department, Massachusetts

Police Officer

Richard George Magan

Fall River Police Department, Massachusetts

End of Watch: Friday, August 11, 2000

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 39

Tour: 18 years

Badge # 88

Cause: Fall

Incident Date: 8/11/2000

Weapon: Not available

Suspect: Not available

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Officer Magan died after falling off a ledge while responding to an assistance call at a community festival.

He and two other officers were attempting to take a shortcut through a hole in a fence, which had a 25-foot drop-off on the other side. Officer Magan fell off of the ledge and onto a set of railroad tracks below. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead approximately 20 minutes later.

Officer Magan had been employed with the Fall River Police Department for 18 years, and is survived by his wife and three young children.

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On the 10th anniversary of Officer Magan's death, we honored his service in our patrol briefing by reading his entry from ODMP. Each day, we honor one fallen officer on the anniversary of their death so as to keep them in our thoughts, and also to remind us of the dangers inherent in our job. Officer Magan is not forgotten.

Sergeant Zach Perron
Palo Alto (CA) Police Department
August 12, 2010

 

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