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Paul Tracey *COP 2 of 2

Case # :978

Gender : Male

Age : 57

Race : White

Date : 12/06/2023

Location : Totten Pond Rd

City : Waltham

County : Middlesex

State : Massachusetts

Agency : Waltham PD

Officer(s) : Paul Tracey

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by fleeing motorist

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Officer Paul Tracey was working at a road construction site when a vehicle made a U-turn on the road, hit a vehicle, kept driving, hit and killed Officer Paul Tracey and a 36-year-old construction worker on the road, then pulled a knife and at knife point stole a police cruiser and drove away in it. He abandoned the cruiser and fled on foot and was arrested. Officer Paul Tracey and the unnamed 36-year-old road worker both died from the impact of the fleeing car.

Source links :

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/12/06/police-suspect-stole-waltham-police-cruiser-after-crash-that-injured-officer-utility-workers/

https://www.wcvb.com/article/crash-totten-pond-road-waltham-massachusetts/46057299