BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer James T. Malloy who was struck and killed in the line of duty on this day, June 4, 1934, while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle in Charlestown. The 35-year-old Malloy was a 7-year veteran of the […]
BPD Remembers: Today the men and women of the Boston Police Department remember Officer John J. Gallagher who was killed in the line of duty 62 years ago today. On Friday, May 25, 1962, Officer John Gallagher was shot by a burglar after responding to an alarm call at Shawmut Bank in Kenmore Square. He
BPD Remembers: Today, the men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer Michael J. Crowley who died in the line of duty 63 years ago on May 12, 1961. Officer Crowley was killed after a crash involving his department motorcycle while attempting to stop a speeding car on
BPD Remembers: Today, members of the Boston Police Department remember Officer Daniel A. McCallum who died in the line of duty 89 years ago on May 12, 1935. Officer McCallum was killed in a motorcycle accident while escorting the governor’s motorcade which had left Fenway Park after a Military Mass on Mother’s Day. Officer McCallum
The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember Officer Peter P. Oginskis who was killed in the line of duty 101 years ago today. Officer Oginskis died as a result of injuries sustained after he was struck by a motor vehicle while operating a department motorcycle near Jamaica Pond. Officer Oginskis was 27
BPD Remembers: 105 years ago, on May 2, 1919, Captain Hugh J. Lee was killed in the line of duty when he suffered a fatal heart attack attempting to suppress rioters in Roxbury. Captain Lee was a 30-year veteran of the department and was 53-years-old at the time of his death. Making his line of
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 46 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 174 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
The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer Franklin B. Dreyer 94 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 Street in
BPD Remembers: The Boston Police Department honors the Service and Sacrifice of Officer Jose V. Fontanez, on the 4 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