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Constable Donald Francis Adams | Chelmsford Police Department, Massachusetts
Chelmsford Police Department, Massachusetts

Constable

Donald Francis Adams

Chelmsford Police Department, Massachusetts

End of Watch: Tuesday, July 19, 1927

Biographical Info

Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 19, 1927
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Committed

Constable Adams was shot and killed by a man he ordered off a street car to investigate an extortion complaint a citizen had made against him. The street car motorman subdued the suspect and turned him over to the police.

The suspect was sent to Bridgewater Hospital for the criminally insane.

Constable Adams was survived by his wife and two children.