The Uxbridge, Massachusetts police department announced that the wake and funeral for fallen officer Stephen LaPorta will be held next week.
LaPorta, 43, was killed just before 1 a.m. Wednesday morning, a tractor-trailer struck him as he helped a driver who had gotten into a crash. He leaves behind a wife and a 13-year-old son.
The wake will be held on Wednesday from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. at St. Mary’s Parish in Franklin. A private funeral service for family and friends will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday. If you would like to pay your respects to LaPorta, the burial located at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Uxbridge will be open to the public.
In the days following the tragedy, Uxbridge officers remembered him as a “dedicated public servant,” “a genuinely good person,” and a “hero.” LaPorta began at the Uxbridge Police Department in 2024 after spending 17 years working as a dispatcher in Mendon…