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 […]
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
The Boston Police Department extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Sergeant Heather Glenn of the Tell City Police Department who was shot and killed while confronting a domestic violence suspect on July 3, 2023.
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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
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 86 years ago on Wednesday, June 16, 1937. Officer McCann had just finished working his night shift in District D-14 (Brighton) when he
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, as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty. Officer Adolph Butterman died several weeks after he was shot by an unknown