East Bridgewater Police Department, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Friday, September 30, 1966
Age: 53
Tour of Duty: 15 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: September 30, 1966
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Arrested
Patrolman Albert Saccocia suffered a fatal heart attack moments after quelling a large fight at a local nightclub. He and another officer were attempting to break up the fight, which involved approximately 20 people, when one of the fighters took his nightclub and struck him with it several times.
He collapsed approximately five minutes after the fighting was stopped.
Patrolman Saccocia had served with the agency for 15 years. He was survived by his wife and three children.