On this day 103 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 at the […]
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 85 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
BPD Remembers the Service and Sacrifice of Officer Ward M. Bray Killed in the Line of Duty on This Day 103 Years Ago: On this day 103 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
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
BPD Remembers: Today, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, we take a moment to remember the service and sacrifice of Boston Police Sgt. Dennis ‘DJ’ Simmonds who passed away on this ten 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
BPD Remembers: On April 6, 1908, Patrolman John Fitzgerald died from complications of a cerebral hemorrhage he suffered three days earlier shortly after assisting another officer in making an arrest of a theft suspect. Patrolman Fitzgerald served with the Boston Police Department for 27 years and was attached to Division 13, Franklin Park Substation. He
On April 2, 1940, Officer Patrick C. Gannon died in the line of duty after exposure to and the inhalation of deadly, toxic fumes which poisoned him while working strike duty. A 21-year veteran of the department, Officer Gannon was 46 years old at the time of his death. Making his passing ever more tragic
BPD Remembers: On March 24, 1926, Officer Frank J. Comeau observed three teenagers who had broken down in a stolen vehicle in front of the police station on Dickens Street in Dorchester. While attempting to arrest the suspects, a scuffle occurred in which Officer Comeau suffered a fatal gunshot wound. The suspects then fled the
BPD Remembers: The Boston Police Department remembers the service and sacrifice of Officer James B. Roche who died on this day 88 Years Ago. On March 21, 1936, Officer James B. Roche suffered a fatal heart attack while at the scene of a motor vehicle accident. Officer Roche was a 13-year veteran of the department.
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer George J. Hanley who died 90 years ago today on March 20, 1934. Officer Hanley passed away due to complications from injuries he sustained several years prior when he was struck by a police vehicle while on