BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Sergeant John P. M. Wolfe 92 years ago today. On Tuesday, December 1, 1931, Sergeant Wolfe passed away as a result of injuries he sustained after being involved in a serious motor vehicle accident while on duty. Sergeant …
BPD Remembers: On this day 50 years ago in 1973, Detective John D. Schroeder was shot and killed in the line of duty while attempting to prevent an armed robbery. His brother, Walter, a father of 9 children, was shot and killed in the line of duty three years earlier. The service and sacrifice of …
BPD Remembers: On November 28, 1931, Officer Abbott, a motorcycle officer assigned to Traffic Duty in the Back Bay, was killed in the line of duty when his police motorcycle struck a pole while pursuing a stolen motor vehicle in the area of Brookline Ave and the Riverway. As Officer Abbot drove alongside the suspect …
BPD Remembers: Today, the men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer James Brickley who was killed in the line of duty on this very day 89 years ago. On November 25, 1934, Officer Brickley was struck and killed by a motor vehicle while directing traffic after responding …
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer Charles McNabb who was killed in the line of duty 55 years ago. On Saturday, November 23, 1968, Officer McNabb was shot and killed in the area of 1202 Commonwealth Avenue in Allston. McNabb, who was a …
BPD Remembers: Today, the men and women of the Boston Police Department remember Officer Walter Harris who died in the line of duty 117 years ago. On Monday November 19, 1906, Officer Harris succumbed to injuries he had sustained six months earlier when he was thrown from a horse-drawn patrol wagon at the intersection of …
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember Lieutenant Detective Joseph L. A. Cavagnaro who died in the line of duty 92 years ago. On Tuesday, November 17, 1931, Lieutenant Detective Cavagnaro was conducting a homicide investigation in New York State when the vehicle he was traveling in was forced off …
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Sergeant Frederick Schlehuber who was killed in the line of duty 113 years ago today. In the early morning hours on Thursday, November 10, 1910, Sergeant Frederick Schlehuber, the first superior office to be killed in the line …
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Sergeant Richard F. Halloran who was killed in the line of duty 48 years ago today. In the early morning hours on Thursday, November 6, 1975, Sergeant Richard Halloran was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious vehicle …
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Detective George Holmes who was killed in the line of duty 60 years ago today. On Wednesday, November 6, 1963, Detective George Holmes was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend two robbery suspects in the area of …