Three Bristol County officers who lost their battles with COVID 19 honored in the nation’s capital
By Matthew Stevens
Three Bristol County officers who lost their battles with COVID 19 honored in the nation’s capital
The wife of Sgt. Michael Cassidy honors her late husband (Twitter/Sheriff Tom Hodgson)
Three Bristol County officers who lost their battles with COVID 19 honored in the nation’s capital
Memorial for New Bedford Sgt. Michael Cassidy (Twitter/Sheriff Tom Hodgson)
Three Bristol County officers who lost their battles with COVID 19 honored in the nation’s capital
New Bedford Police in Washington DC (Twitter/New Bedford Police Department)
Three Bristol County officers who lost their battles with COVID 19 honored in the nation’s capital
The wife of fallen New Bedford Sgt. Michael Cassidy (Twitter/New Bedford Police Department)
Three Bristol County officers who lost their battles with COVID 19 honored in the nation’s capital
Memorial for Det. Sgt. Stephen Desfosses (Facebook/Norton Police Department)
Three Bristol County officers who lost their battles with COVID 19 honored in the nation’s capital
Memorial for fallen Norton PD Det. Sgt. Stephen Desfosses (Facebook/Norton Police Department)
Three Bristol County officers who lost their battles with COVID 19 honored in the nation’s capital
Sheriff Hodgson honoring Taunton Patrolman John Borges (Twitter/Sheriff Tom Hodgson)
Three Bristol County officers who lost their battles with COVID 19 honored in the nation’s capital
Sheriff Hodgson honoring fallen officers (Twitter/Sheriff Tom Hodgson)
WASHINGTON D.C. (WLNE) — Bristol County law enforcement members traveled to Washington DC this week to honor three officers who passed away from COVID 19.
As part of National Police Week, law enforcement members from across the country traveled to the nation’s capital and Thursday took to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial to honor those who lost their lives in the line of duty.
This year, three officers from Bristol County were memorialized and added to the memorial.
Taunton Patrolman John Borges, Norton Det. Sgt. Stephen Desfosses and New Bedford Sgt. Michael Cassidy all passed away from the virus within four months of each other between December of 2020 and April of 2021.
Members from several agencies in Bristol County, including Sheriff Tom Hodgson honored the three Thursday.
“Sadly this year there are three names from Bristol County being added to the Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington DC. I’m here to support the New Bedford, Taunton and Norton Police Departments and the families of the fallen officers,” Hodgson said in a tweet.
National Police Week started May 11 and runs until May 17.
