BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer Danford D. Dunn. On Tuesday July 6, 1886, Officer Danford Dunn succumbed to injuries sustained in the line of duty weeks prior. Officer Dunn was kicked by his horse while participating in the City of Boston’s Anniversary […]
The Boston Police Department extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Police Officer Jamieson Ritter of the Cleveland Police Department in Ohio who was killed in the line of duty on Thursday, July 4, 2024.
BPD Remembers: On Saturday, July 4, 1925, Lieutenant Benjamin Alexander was killed in the line of duty during the Pickwick Club building collapse on this day 98 years ago. Lt. Alexander was trailing and tracking a jewelry thief inside the building when it collapsed. This incident claimed the lives of 44 people. Lieutenant Alexander was 42
BPD Remembers: On Sunday, July 3, 1927, Boston Police Officer Harris B. McInnes was shot and killed while pursuing two suspects after a robbery on Main Street in the area of Charles Street in Charlestown. Officer McInnes was 36 years old at the time of his death and had served with the Boston Police Department for
The Boston Police Department extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Deputy Sheriff William Butler, Jr. of the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office in Michigan who was killed in the line of duty on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
The Boston Police Department extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Deputy Sheriff Bradley Reckling of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office in Michigan who was killed in the line of duty on Saturday, June 22, 2024.
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Inspector Thomas J. Norton who was killed in the line of duty on June 19, 1914. Inspector Norton was attempting to arrest an individual who was wanted for the murder of three bank clerks during a hold-up in Grand
BPD Remembers: On Friday, June 16, 1922, Patrolman Albert Giles was killed in the line of duty after being struck by a vehicle 300 feet away from the Chelsea Bridge. Patrolman Giles was on duty when he jumped off a streetcar to walk to a police call box when he was struck by the vehicle.
BPD Remembers: Today, the men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Boston Police Officer James G. McCann, Jr. who died in the line of duty 87 years ago on Wednesday, June 16, 1937. Officer McCann had just finished working his night shift in District D-14 (Brighton) when he suffered
BPD Remembers: Today, the men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Boston Police Officer Adolph F. Butterman who died on Monday June 16, 1919, because of injuries sustained in the line of duty. Officer Adolph Butterman died several weeks after he was shot by an unknown assailant during