The Boston Police Teen Academy held its graduation ceremony last week in front of a room full of proud police officers and ever prouder parents at the Bruce Bolling Municipal Building. The Teen Academy, started in 2009, proudly graduated 60 students who successfully completed the program’s six-week training curriculum which included lesson plans and lectures […]
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Last week, Commissioner Michael Cox attended the swearing in ceremony for the newest recruit class of cadets at the Boston Police Academy in Hyde Park. The ceremony marks the conclusion of their training program, officially beginning their careers with the Boston Police Department as new cadets and moving them one step closer to their ultimate
BPD Remembers: Patrolman David Brown suffered a fatal heart attack on August 14, 1983, in Dorchester shortly after a pursuit of a vehicle that was speeding on Columbia Road near Blue Hill Avenue. While sitting inside the police vehicle he suffered a seizure while checking the vehicle registration and driver’s license. His partner removed him
BPD Remembers: On Wednesday, August 14, 1929, Sergeant Edward Butters died while protecting and serving the citizens of Boston after succumbing to injuries sustained after he was thrown from a department vehicle while on duty. Sergeant Butters, who was 61 years old at the time of his death, had been employed with the Boston Police
24-Hour Period Beginning Sunday@ 10AM through Monday@ 10AM Homicides: 0 Robberies: 1 Aggravated Assault: 7 Commercial Burglary: 0 Residential Burglary: 0 Other Burglary: 0 Larceny From a Vehicle: 3 Other Larceny: 10 Auto Theft: 4 Click Here for Public Journal Note: The information above is preliminary information and should not be considered official crime statistics.
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24-Hour Period Beginning Saturday@ 10AM through Sunday@ 10AM Homicides: 0 Robberies: 2 Aggravated Assault: 6 Commercial Burglary: 0 Residential Burglary: 0 Other Burglary: 0 Larceny From a Vehicle: 4 Other Larceny: 13 Auto Theft: 1 Click Here for Public Journal Note: The information above is preliminary information and should not be considered official crime statistics.
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At about 9:39 PM, on Saturday, August 12, 2023, officers assigned to District D-4 (South End) responded to a radio call in the area of W. Canton Street and Appleton Street for an assault and battery in progress and a possible sexual assault that resulted in the arrest of Amos Sykes, 35, of Quincy on charges of
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BPD Remembers: On August 13, 1921, Officer Andrew B. Cuneo who was shot and killed in the line of duty. Officer Cuneo, who was the first Italian-born Boston Police Officer killed in the line of duty, was fatally wounded while confronting an armed gunman on Hanover Street in the North End. The suspect had just
At about 8:35 AM, on Saturday, August 12, 2023, officers assigned to District A-1 (Downtown) arrested Julio Jimenez, 32, of Lynn following a breaking and entering incident. Officers responded to the area of 1 Snelling Place for a report of a breaking and entering in progress. Officers were advised that a male suspect had broken into a
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At about 3:01 AM, on Saturday, August 12, 2023, officers assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) arrested Anthony Bynum, 23, of Brockton, and Manuel Monteiro, 19, of Brockton on firearm related charges. Officers were on patrol in the area of Brinsley Street and Columbia Road when they observed a motor vehicle with no front license plate, and excessive
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