Crime & Safety
Woburn Police Honor Fallen Officers
Permanent memorial dedicated at police station Tuesday.
On the second anniversary of Officer Jack Maguire's death, the Woburn Police dedicated a permanent memorial to fallen officers.
The memorial, a black granite obelisk, will bear the names of Woburn Police officers who have given the "ultimate sacrifice" in the line of duty, said Woburn Mayor Scott Galvin during Tuesday's ceremony.
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Watch the complete ceremony by clicking on the video to the right of this text.
The obelisk features the officers' names and the date of their "last call to duty."
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Chuck Maguire, the brother of Jack, said briefly before the ceremony Tuesday: "Wish we didn't need this [memorial]."
Honored on the memorial are:
- Officer Edward Tedesco, 1990
- Officer Jack Gibbons, 1999
- Officer Jack Maguire, 2010
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