BPD Remembers: 107 years ago today, on February 13, 1919, Officer Charles E. Deininger was shot and killed by two suspects during an auto theft stakeout in the area of Meridian and Nay Streets in East Boston. Five suspects were later apprehended and two were charged with his murder. Prior to joining the police department in […]
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Patrolman Daniel W. Sullivan who was killed in the line of duty on this very day 133 years ago. On February 11, 1893, Patrolman Daniel W. Sullivan succumbed to a head injury that he sustained eleven years earlier
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Detective Thomas J. Gill who was killed in the line of duty 38 years ago. On February 10, 1988. Detective Gill was killed when he was struck by a train while investigating a breaking and entering in Allston.
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer Richard J. Gallivan who was killed in the line of duty 115 years ago. Officer Gallivan was shot and killed while chasing burglary suspects downtown. Officer Gallivan was a seven-year veteran of the Boston Police Department, Gallivan was
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remembers the service and sacrifice of Patrolman John H. Manning who was killed in the line of Duty 88 years ago. Officer John Manning sustained severe injuries during the apprehension of a suspect on Sunday, February 6, 1938, injuries from which he later passed away.
BPD Remembers: On Saturday, February 5, 1994, Officer Berisford Wayne Anderson’s life was tragically cut short when he was shot and killed after stopping a speeding, wrong-way driver in the area of Spencer Street in Dorchester. This February, as we observe Black History Month, we pay homage to Officer Anderson’s sacrifice and service. Officer Anderson,
In Memoriam: The Boston Police Department mourns the passing of active-duty Boston Police Officer Scott J. MacIsaac, on Friday, January 30, 2026. Officer MacIsaac, prior to being assigned to the Extended Sick Leave Unit, was assigned to District E-5 for the past six years. Officer MacIsaac was appointed to the Boston Police Department on June
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remembers the service and sacrifice of Officer Daniel J. McShane 104 Years ago today. On January 31, 1922, Patrolman McShane was fatally shot shortly after midnight while responding to a dispute between a tenant and landlord at 17 Wheeler Street. A U.S. Army World War
BPD Remembers: On this day 106 years ago, January 22, 1920, Patrolman William G. Clancy was killed in the line of duty when he suffered a fatal gunshot wound by an armed youth during a dance in Charlestown. Patrolman Clancy had only worked for the Boston Police Department for two months and was a mere 24-years-old
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remembers the service and sacrifice of Officer Joseph C. Reiser 108 Years ago today. On Sunday, January 20, 1918, Officer Reiser was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a burglary suspect inside an apartment building on Jersey Street in the Fenway. Officer Reiser was