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Police Officer John M. Blake | Gloucester Police Department, Massachusetts
Gloucester Police Department, Massachusetts

Police Officer

John M. Blake

Gloucester Police Department, Massachusetts

End of Watch: Friday, August 25, 1876

Biographical Info

Age: 60
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 12

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: August 25, 1876
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Police Officer John Blake suffered a fatal heart attack at about 8:00 pm while rushing to the scene of a disturbance between two women approximately a half mile from the East Gloucester Square.

He was on foot patrol in the Square when he was alerted to the trouble. While en route he encountered two girls and told them he was feeling ill. He then attempted to reach his nearby home but collapsed in a grove of trees known as Sayward's Oaks. The girls he had encountered went to get help but by the time he was found he had passed away.