Officer Phillip Pitts

Officer Phillip Pitts | Saugus Police Department, Massachusetts
Saugus Police Department, Massachusetts
Officer Phillip Pitts

Saugus Police Department, Massachusetts

End of Watch Saturday, January 26, 1889

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Phillip Pitts

Officer Phillip Pitts succumbed a gunshot wound sustained two days earlier when he interrupted a burglary at the Boston and Maine Railroad depot in the Cliftondale section of the city.

He was shot in the throat and suffered a fatal wound. He was taken to a local hospital where he died two days later.

Officer Pitts was survived by his wife and two children.

Bio

  • Age 41
  • Tour Not available
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire
  • Incident Date Thursday, January 24, 1889
  • Weapon Handgun
  • Offender Not available

burglary

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Officer Pitts, it has been 135 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

January 26, 2024

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