Yarmouth Police remember fallen fellow Officer Brad Erickson


Yarmouth Police Department Patrol Officer Bradford Erickson was killed while on traffic detail on December 1, 2000.

YARMOUTH – Seventeen years ago today—Yarmouth Police Department Patrol Officer Bradford M. Erickson was killed in the line of duty while directing traffic at a road-improvement project in Barnstable. 

At approximately 2:30 PM on December 1st, 2000, Patrol Officer Erickson, age 60, was struck by a fully loaded heavy construction vehicle and transported to Cape Cod Hospital where despite heroic efforts by Doctors and Nurses, he succumbed to his injuries approximately eight hours later.

Patrol Officer Erickson had served with the Yarmouth Police Department for 28 years and is survived by his wife and two daughters. 

Yarmouth Police Headquarters was built in 2001 and the road leading into the facility is named Brad Erickson Way in his memory.

A special plaque and seat is posted in our Headquarters Lobby and our Roll Call briefing room in Brad’s honor.

Yarmouth Police Patrol Officer Bradford M. Erickson

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