Newton Police Department, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Sunday, August 12, 1906
Age: 24
Tour of Duty: 3 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Electrocuted
Date of Incident: August 12, 1906
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Reserve Policeman William Furdon was electrocuted when he attempted to pickup a fallen telephone line on Washington Street in the Brighton Hill area.
He was walking to call box 15 to take a call when he saw the wire and attempted to move it off of the sidewalk. He was electrocuted when he bent down to pick it up.
Policeman Furdon had served with the Newton Police Department for only three months and was filling in for several officers who were on vacation. He was survived by his parents and six siblings.