Sergeant Edward M. Couture

Sergeant Edward M. Couture | Middleton Police Department, Massachusetts
Middleton Police Department, Massachusetts
Sergeant Edward M. Couture

Middleton Police Department, Massachusetts

End of Watch Thursday, July 10, 1997

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Edward M. Couture

Sergeant Edward Couture was struck by a vehicle and killed while working a traffic detail.

He was pinned between the vehicle and a piece of heavy machinery after being struck by the 76-year-old driver. After an investigation the driver of the car was cleared of wrong doing.

Sergeant Couture was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Milddleton Police Department for 23 years. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.

Bio

  • Age 49
  • Tour 23 years
  • Badge Not available
  • Military Veteran

Incident Details

  • Cause Struck by vehicle
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Sarge, it's been 22 years since the tragic events which took your life. Please know that you have not been forgotten and that that sad day is relived by those who knew and loved you best, but so long as they have kept you in their hearts and minds, for all these years, you are still with them and always will be, Brother.

God Bless and may your rest continue to be peaceful.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Department

July 10, 2019

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