BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer Edward G. Lynch who was killed in the line of duty 62 years ago today. On March 1, 1964, officer Edward C. Lynch was in pursuit of a stolen motor vehicle. He was involved in a motor vehicle […]
BPD Remembers: On February 20, 1945, Officer Frank B. Callahan was shot when he encountered a robbery suspect attempting to make good his escape on foot after robbing a pawn shop on Washington Street in the South End. When the proprietor of the store and his wife, an elderly couple in their sixties, put up a fight
BPD Remembers: On this day 33 years ago, February 19, 1993, Officer Thomas F. Rose was shot and killed in the line of duty during an attempted escape by a prisoner who had been allowed to exit his holding cell to make a phone call in the booking area of District A-1 (Downtown). Once outside his
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Patrolman Alonzo Burnham succumbed to complications of pneumonia that he contracted during the Great Blizzard of 1899 while on foot patrol for his tour of duty. On Sunday, February 12, 1899, Patrol Alonzo Burnham was on a walking
BPD Remembers: On this day 38 years ago, February 18, 1988, Detective Griffiths was shot and killed while serving a search warrant, with other officers assigned to the Drug Control Unit, targeting illegal narcotics at 104 Bellevue Street in Dorchester. As Detective Griffiths attempted to gain entry to a third-floor apartment, shots rang out from inside
BPD Remembers: 107 years ago today, on February 13, 1919, Officer Charles E. Deininger was shot and killed by two suspects during an auto theft stakeout in the area of Meridian and Nay Streets in East Boston. Five suspects were later apprehended and two were charged with his murder. Prior to joining the police department in
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Patrolman Daniel W. Sullivan who was killed in the line of duty on this very day 133 years ago. On February 11, 1893, Patrolman Daniel W. Sullivan succumbed to a head injury that he sustained eleven years earlier
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Detective Thomas J. Gill who was killed in the line of duty 38 years ago. On February 10, 1988. Detective Gill was killed when he was struck by a train while investigating a breaking and entering in Allston.
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer Richard J. Gallivan who was killed in the line of duty 115 years ago. Officer Gallivan was shot and killed while chasing burglary suspects downtown. Officer Gallivan was a seven-year veteran of the Boston Police Department, Gallivan was
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remembers the service and sacrifice of Patrolman John H. Manning who was killed in the line of Duty 88 years ago. Officer John Manning sustained severe injuries during the apprehension of a suspect on Sunday, February 6, 1938, injuries from which he later passed away.