BPD Remembers: Today, the men and women of the Boston Police Department remember Patrolman Walter Harris who died in the line of duty 119 years ago. On Monday November 19, 1906, Officer Harris succumbed to injuries he had sustained six months earlier when he was thrown from a horse-drawn patrol wagon at the intersection of Adams […]
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember Lieutenant Detective Joseph L. A. Cavagnaro who died in the line of duty 94 years ago. On Tuesday, November 17, 1931, Lieutenant Detective Cavagnaro was conducting a homicide investigation in New York State when the vehicle he was traveling in was forced off the
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Sergeant Frederick Schlehuber who was killed in the line of duty 115 years ago today. In the early morning hours on Thursday, November 10, 1910, Sergeant Frederick Schlehuber, was shot and killed at the District Attorney’s Office at Ashburton
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Sergeant Richard F. Halloran who was killed in the line of duty 50 years ago today. In the early morning hours on Thursday, November 6, 1975, Sergeant Richard Halloran was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious vehicle in
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Detective George Holmes who was killed in the line of duty 62 years ago today. On Wednesday, November 6, 1963, Detective George Holmes was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend two robbery suspects in the area of Washington
In Memoriam: The Boston Police Department mourns the passing of active-duty Boston Police Detective Bruce W. Higgins, Jr., on Sunday, November 2, 2025. Detective Higgins was first appointed to the Boston Police Department on November 9, 1998 as a Boston Police Cadet, serving in several assignments. He was appointed to the Boston Police Academy as
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice Patrolman Frederick Gibney who died in the line of duty on this day 106 years ago. On Wednesday, October 30, 1918, Patrolman Gibney was assigned to transport prisoners to the city jail. Some of these prisoners had the influenza virus
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Patrolman Albert R. Peterson who was killed in the line of duty on this day 113 years ago. On Tuesday, October 29, 1912, Patrolman Peterson was shot and killed by an armed suspect he was questioning in relation to
BPD Remembers: On Monday, October 28, 1991, Boston Police Officer Jeremiah J. Hurley, Jr. was killed in the line of duty while responding to and investigating a suspicious package in the area of 39 Eastbourne Street in Roslindale. During the investigation, the device detonated, fatally wounding Officer Hurley and critically injuring his partner. At the time
BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Detective Roy Joseph Sergei who was killed in the line of duty 38 years ago. On Monday, October 26, 1987, Detective Sergei was shot and killed by an armed suspect as he fled through an alleyway in the area