In Memoriam: The Boston Police Department mourns the passing of active-duty School Traffic Supervisor Augusto S. Polanco, on Thursday, January 15, 2026. Mr. Polanco was appointed as a School Traffic Supervisor for the Boston Police Department on March 20, 2000. He was assigned to the Bureau of Field Services/District E-13 and served children and families […]
BPD Remembers: Today, the men and women of the Boston Police Department remember Patrolman John T. Lynch who was killed in the line of duty 118 years ago today. Patrolman Lynch was shot and killed as he and another officer were searching for three men who had just robbed a store at 364 Washington Street, running
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Lieutenant Edward J. Kelley who passed away on Friday, January 14, 1938, due to complications stemming from a heart attack he suffered at an earlier date while on duty. Lieutenant Kelley was 54-years-old at the time of his passing
BPD Remembers: Detective James Troy was shot and killed on Monday, January 13, 1930 in the South End by a suspect while trying to arrest him on a warrant for Breaking and Entering. The suspect was arrested and later convicted. Detective Troy was 30 years of age at the time of his death and left
BPD Remembers: Officer Cornelius Regan passed away on Thursday, January 13, 1898, after developing an illness as a result of rescuing a drowning man from the Charles River while on duty early on Christmas morning. Officer Regan was on patrol on the Boston side of the old Charlestown Bridge on North Washington Street at around 2:15
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer Thomas E. Young who passed away 113 years ago today. Patrolman Thomas Edmond Young served with the Boston Police Department for 12 years, assigned to the Roxbury Station (District 9). Born on August 11, 1879, he was
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer Stephen Harrigan who passed away 85 years ago today. Officer Harrigan died on Tuesday January 7, 1941, after being stricken with Pneumonia while working in rainy, winter weather. Officer Harrigan was 39 years old at the time of
BPD Remembers: In the early morning hours of Christmas 98 years ago, December 25, 1927, Officer Herbert Allen was killed while on motorcycle patrol in the area of Washington and Fairbanks Streets in Brighton at about 12:50am. Allen was transported to an area hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer Jonathan Houghton, who died in the line of duty 200 years ago today. On the night of December 12, 1825, Officer Houghton, a member of the Boston Watch, was seriously injured by a suspect armed with an ax
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Officer Joseph M. Mullen who was killed in the line of duty on this day 53 years ago. On Monday, December 18, 1972, Officer Mullen was killed when he was struck by a motor vehicle while directing traffic during