BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember Officer Peter P. Oginskis who was killed in the line of duty 103 years ago today on May 5, 1923. Officer Oginskis died as a result of injuries sustained after he was struck by a motor vehicle while operating a department motorcycle near […]
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Captain Hugh J. Lee who died in the line of duty on this day 107 years ago, on May 2, 1919. Captain Lee was killed in the line of duty when he suffered a fatal heart attack attempting to
The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer Jose A. Maceira who died as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty 49 years ago today. Officer Jose Maceira joined the Boston Police Department in February of 1974. Several short months later, on November 23,
The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Watchman David Estes 178 years ago today. On April 27, 1848, Watchman David Estes was killed when he suffered a fatal gunshot wound while attempting to apprehend a burglar in the area of Liberty Square, Downtown. Watchman Estes had worked
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer Franklin B. Dreyer 96 years ago today. On Thursday April 24, 1930, Officer Dreyer was shot and killed during an exchange of gunfire with a breaking and entering suspect in the area of Adams Street and Ashmont
BPD Remembers: The Boston Police Department honors the Service and Sacrifice of Officer Jose V. Fontanez, on the 6 year anniversary of his passing. On Tuesday April 14, 2020, active-duty Boston Police Officer Jose V. Fontanez passed away due to complications from Covid-19. Officer Fontanez was a 29-year veteran of the BPD who was assigned to
BPD Remembers: On this day 105 years ago, April 14, 1921, Officer Ward M. Bray was killed when his motorcycle was struck by a commercial vehicle in the area of Centre Street and Walter Street in Jamaica Plain. Officer Bray was carried by a fellow officer to a doctor passing by who pronounced him deceased
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer Thomas A. Davis who was killed in the line of duty 87 years ago today. Officer Davis died as a result of injuries he sustained while making an arrest on Thursday April 13, 1939. Officer Davis was
Today, we take a moment to remember the service and sacrifice of Boston Police Sgt. Dennis ‘DJ’ Simmonds who passed away on this day eleven years ago after suffering a medical emergency stemming from injuries sustained during a shootout in Watertown with the individuals responsible for the attack on our Boston Marathon. Shortly after midnight
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer Robert A. Maher who died in the line of duty on April 10, 1946, after responding to a building fire in the Back Bay. Officer Maher was the first person to arrive on scene and rushed into the