BPD Remembers: 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 […]
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer Frank J. Comeau who died 100 years ago today. 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
BPD Remembers: The Boston Police Department remembers the service and sacrifice of Officer James B. Roche who died on this day 90 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. He was 46-years old
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer George J. Hanley who died 92 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 duty.
BPD Remembers: On Monday, March 17, 1969, Officer Francis B. Johnson was shot and killed in the line of duty while responding to a disturbance at a tavern in the area of Kneeland Street and Tremont Street in Downtown Boston. The suspect was later apprehended and sentenced to life in prison. Officer Johnson was 51
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer Edward G. Lynch who was killed in the line of duty 62 years ago today. On March 1, 1964, officer Edward C. Lynch was in pursuit of a stolen motor vehicle. He was involved in a motor vehicle
BPD Remembers: On February 20, 1945, Officer Frank B. Callahan was shot when he encountered a robbery suspect attempting to make good his escape on foot after robbing a pawn shop on Washington Street in the South End. When the proprietor of the store and his wife, an elderly couple in their sixties, put up a fight
BPD Remembers: On this day 33 years ago, February 19, 1993, Officer Thomas F. Rose was shot and killed in the line of duty during an attempted escape by a prisoner who had been allowed to exit his holding cell to make a phone call in the booking area of District A-1 (Downtown). Once outside his
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Patrolman Alonzo Burnham succumbed to complications of pneumonia that he contracted during the Great Blizzard of 1899 while on foot patrol for his tour of duty. On Sunday, February 12, 1899, Patrol Alonzo Burnham was on a walking
BPD Remembers: On this day 38 years ago, February 18, 1988, Detective Griffiths was shot and killed while serving a search warrant, with other officers assigned to the Drug Control Unit, targeting illegal narcotics at 104 Bellevue Street in Dorchester. As Detective Griffiths attempted to gain entry to a third-floor apartment, shots rang out from inside