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State Police announce sudden death of active-duty trooper
Funeral services will be held in Plymouth and are open to the public.
An active-duty State Police trooper who worked in the detective unit on the Cape and Islands died suddenly, according to a Facebook post from State Police on Saturday.
Sgt. Gregory Furtado was 41 and had been with State Police since 2006, when he graduated from the academy. A statement from the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office said Furtado led their Narcotics Task Force.
It wasn’t released as of Monday the trooper’s cause of death or when he died.
State Police said Furtado was a member of the 79th Recruit Training Troop, and he had a wife and children.
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“They are in our prayers,” the State Police statement said. “Our thoughts, also, are with Sergeant Furtado’s brother and sister troopers. May the memories of him, and his life of service, sustain all who loved and knew him in the difficult days and weeks to come.”
The State Police Association of Massachusetts, the union that represents state troopers, said in a statement that “our members, public safety partners, and residents from across the Commonwealth” were invited to honor Furtado during funeral services Wednesday and Thursday.
A wake would be held on Wednesday at Cartmell-Davis Funeral Home in Plymouth, with visitation hours from 3 to 7 p.m. On Thursday at 11 a.m., a funeral Mass will be held at St. Peter’s Church also in Plymouth.
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Boston.com reached out to State Police and the union for updates Monday morning but did not hear back in time for publication.
Other police departments and a local union also expressed their condolences after the news of Furtado’s sudden death, including Dennis and Orleans police and the Boston Police Detectives Union.
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