BPD Remembers

In Memoriam: It is with deep regret that the Boston Police Department announces the sudden passing of active-duty Boston Police Officer Brian J. MacLean. Officer MacLean was a 17 -year veteran of the BPD who served admirably in a number of assignments including: B-3, C-6, B-2, D-4, E-18, Operations and Licensing during his career. Brian […]

BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer Alfred Sturdivant, who was killed in the line of duty 119 years ago today. On Sunday, September 4, 1904, Officer Alfred Sturdivant was shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance at a home on Falcon

BPD Remembers: In the early morning hours of September 4, 1929, at about 2:00 am, Officer John Jackson was struck and killed by a drunk driver moments after he stepped off of a streetcar while walking his beat in West Roxbury. The driver who struck Jackson never stopped to render aid and fled the scene

BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer William R. Beckman 47 Years ago today. On Wednesday September 1, 1976, Boston Police Officer William Beckman suffered a fatal heart attack in the line of duty after responding to a vandalism call in the area of

BPD Remembers: Patrolman David Brown suffered a fatal heart attack on August 14, 1983, in Dorchester shortly after a pursuit of a vehicle that was speeding on Columbia Road near Blue Hill Avenue. While sitting inside the police vehicle he suffered a seizure while checking the vehicle registration and driver’s license. His partner removed him

BPD Remembers: On Wednesday, August 14, 1929, Sergeant Edward Butters died while protecting and serving the citizens of Boston after succumbing to injuries sustained after he was thrown from a department vehicle while on duty. Sergeant Butters, who was 61 years old at the time of his death, had been employed with the Boston Police

BPD Remembers: On August 13, 1921, Officer Andrew B. Cuneo who was shot and killed in the line of duty. Officer Cuneo, who was the first Italian-born Boston Police Officer killed in the line of duty, was fatally wounded while confronting an armed gunman on Hanover Street in the North End. The suspect had just

The Boston Police Department offer our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Officer Jonah Oswald from the Fairway Police Department in Kansas who was killed in the line of duty on Monday, August 7, 2023