Methuen Police Department, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Monday, December 12, 1966
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: December 12, 1966
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Hird died in a local hospital from injuries he received during a scuffle with a man he was trying to arrest for drunkenness in a local bar.
Patrolman Hird had served with the agency for 19 years. He was survived by his wife. He was a World War II Navy veteran of the South Pacific.