Our Hero Remembered

John Ruggiero
Officer
John Ruggiero
Fall River
Police Department
End of Service: July 23, 1973
Incident Detail:

Officer John Ruggiero was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious vehicle on Boutwell Street at 3:30 am.
Officer Ruggiero was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Fall River Police Department for almost three years. He was survived by his wife and two children.