Boston Police Department

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Boston Police Department
Patch of Boston Police Department
Patch of Boston Police Department
Badge of Boston Police Department
Badge of Boston Police Department
Flag of the City of Boston
Flag of the City of Boston
AbbreviationBPD
Agency overview
FormedMay 26, 1854; 167 years ago (1854-05-26)
Employees2,713
Annual budget$414 million (2020)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMassachusetts, U.S.
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Map of Boston Police Department's jurisdiction
Size89.6 sq. miles
Population617,594 (2010 census)
Legal jurisdictionBoston, Massachusetts
General nature
  • Local civilian police
Operational structure
HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts
Police Officers2,144 Sworn uniformed Police Officers
Civilian members569 Civilian Members
Police commissioner responsible
  • vacant (Gregory P. Long, acting)
Agency executive
  • Gregory Long, Superintendent-In-Chief (acting commissioner)
Facilities
Patrol VehiclesFord Expedition, Ford F250
Patrol carsFord Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Caprice PPV
K-9s33
Website
bpdnews.com
Police headquarters
Police Commissioner Thomas F. Sullivan (left), 1944
Investigating an abandoned stolen vehicle, 1958

The Boston Police Department (BPD), dating back to 1854, holds the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the American city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest municipal police department in the United States.[2][3] The BPD is also the 20th largest law enforcement agency in the country and the largest in New England.[4]

History[]

Pre-incorporation (1635–1828)[]

Before the existence of a formal police department, the first night watch was established in Boston in 1635.[4] In 1703, pay in the sum of 35 shillings a month was set for members of the night watch. In 1796, the watch was reorganized, and the watchmen carried a badge of office, a rattle, and a six-foot pole, which was painted blue and white with a hook on one end and a bill on the other. The hook was used to grab fleeing criminals, and the rounded "bill" was used as a weapon. The rattle was a noise-making device used for calling for assistance.[5][6]

The Day Police, which had no connection to the night watch, was organized in 1838.[4] The Day Police operated under the city marshal and had six appointed officers. This organization would eventually lead to the establishment of the modern-day Boston Police Department.

Nineteenth century[]

In 1838, a bill passed in the General Court that allowed the city to appoint police officers, paving the way for the creation of a formal police department.[7] The Boston Police Department was formally founded in May 1854, at which point both the night watch and Day Police were disbanded. A 14-inch club replaced the old hook and bill, which had been in use for 154 years. At the time of its founding, the Boston Police constituted one of the first paid, professional police services in the United States. The department was closely organized and modeled after Sir Robert Peel's (London) Metropolitan Police Service.[6]

On November 3, 1851, the first Irish-born Boston Police officer, Bernard "Barney" McGinniskin, was appointed. His presence generated considerable controversy. The Boston Pilot wrote, "He is the first Irishman that ever carried the stick of a policeman anywhere in this country, and meetings, even Faneuil Hall meetings, have been held to protect against the appointment." At the time, the police salary of $2.00 a day for the morning and afternoon beat and $1.20 for the night watch was nearly twice as high as the wages of laborers. City Marshal Francis Tukey resisted mayor John Prescott Bigelow's appointment of McGinniskin, expressing the predominant anti-Irish sentiments in the city by arguing it was done at "the expense of an American." On January 5, 1852, shortly before the newly elected mayor Benjamin Seaver (who had been supported by Tukey) took office, Tukey fired McGinniskin without giving a reason. After criticism in the press, Seaver reinstated McGinniskin, who remained in the police until the 1854 anti-Irish groundswell of the Know Nothing/American Party movement, when in the words of the Boston Pilot, "Mr. McGinniskin was discharged from the Boston Police for no other reason than he was a Catholic and born in Ireland." McGinniskin became a United States inspector at the customhouse and died of rheumatism on March 2, 1868.[8] McGinniskin is buried in the St. Augustine Cemetery in South Boston.[6]

On October 18, 1857, at about 5:15 a.m., Boston Police Officer Ezekiel W. Hodsdon was patrolling the corner of Havre and Maverick Street in East Boston. Hodsdon attempted to arrest two suspects for a burglary. A struggle ensued, and one of the suspects was able to get behind Hodsdon and shoot him in the head. Hodsdon died about 10:00 A.M., becoming the first Boston police officer killed in the line of duty. He was 25 years old. The murderers fled. Thousands of people visited the station house to view the body. Hodsdon left behind his wife Lydia and infant son Ezekiel, who was born just 13 days prior to his death. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett, according to Boston Globe newspaper reports on October 19, 1857.[9] On October 18, 2007, a memorial was held in honor of Hodsdon on the corner of Havre and Maverick Streets in East Boston.[6]

In 1871, the Boston Police Relief Association was founded.[6]

The Boston Police Department appointed Horatio J. Homer, its first African American officer, on December 24, 1878. He was promoted to sergeant in 1895. Sgt. Homer retired on Jan 29, 1919, after 40 years of service. He and his wife, Lydia Spriggs Homer, are buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Brighton, MA.[10] On June 26, 2010, the Boston Police Department dedicated a gravestone in honor of Sgt. Homer's service.[6]

20th century[]

Main article: Boston Police Strike
Further information: John F. Collins § Grove Hall riots and race relations

On September 9, 1919, when Police Commissioner Edwin Upton Curtis refused to allow the creation of a police union, 1,117 BPD officers went on strike. This signaled a dramatic shift in traditional labor relations and views on the part of the police, who were unhappy with stagnant wages and poor working conditions. The city soon fell into riots and public chaos as over three-fourths of the department was no longer enforcing public peace. Governor Calvin Coolidge intervened to quash further chaos. Coolidge announced that the police did not have the right to strike against the public safety and brought in the state national guard to restore order to Boston. The strike was broken, permanently, when Coolidge hired replacement police officers, many of whom were returning servicemen from World War I, and the former officers were refused re-entry into the department. Ironically, the new officers hired in the wake of the strike received higher salaries, more vacation days and city-provided uniforms, the very demands the original strikers were requesting. The BPD strike set a precedent for further movements to stymie police unionization around the country.[6]

Coolidge's intervention in the strike brought him national fame, which, in turn, led to his nomination as Harding's running mate for vice-president in the 1920 presidential election.

In 1921, Irene McAuliffe, daughter of the late Weston police chief and horse breeder Patrick McAuliffe, was among the first six female members of the Boston Police Department. An accomplished horsewoman, she was sworn in as a mounted officer of the Weston Police Department in 1913 during the town's bicentennial celebration. She joined the District of Columbia Police Department in 1920, and in 1921 she became a member of the Boston Police Department's Vice Squad.[6][11]

In 1965, the largest police union representing Boston police employees, the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association, was formed.

Busing crisis[]

Main article: Boston busing crisis

In 1974 and 1975, the BPD was involved in maintaining order during the public disturbance over court-ordered busing, which was intended to racially desegregate Boston's public school system.[4][12] The protest of white citizens escalated into street battles in 1974, and in 1975 uniformed BPD officers were stationed inside South Boston High School, Charlestown High School and other Boston public schools.[12]

1982 Boston arson spree[]

Main article: 1982 Boston arson spree

Between 1982 and 1984, an arson ring that included BPD officers and allies set fire to 264 buildings. The ring opposed Proposition 2½, which reduced the funds that Massachusetts municipalities could raise through property taxes and led to cuts in fire departments and police agencies. Through committing arson, the ring hoped to cause social disorder to make the case for the necessity of firefighters and police.[13]

Charles Stuart murder investigation[]

Main article: Charles Stuart (murderer)

In 1989, Charles Stuart killed his wife and accused an unknown Black man for the murder. BPD proceeded to conduct a manhunt targeting young Black men, indiscriminately using stop and frisk tactics, especially in neighborhoods of Mission Hill and Roxbury. Some residents compared the response to living in a war zone and the response is said to have contributed to distrust between Black communities and BPD for decades following.[14]

Federal fingerprinting coordination[]

On August 23, 1995, the BPD became the first police agency to send fingerprint images to the FBI electronically using the newly created EFIPS (now IAFIS) system. The first set of fingerprints were for a suspect arrested for armed robbery. Within hours of the receipt of the fingerprints, the FBI determined that the suspect had a number of prior arrests, including one for assault with intent to kill.[15]

21st century[]

On December 31, 2006, 31 Boston Municipal Police Officers were allowed to transfer to the Boston Police. On January 1, 2007, the rest of the Munis were either laid off or transferred to the city's Municipal Protective Services, which provides security to the city's Property Management Department. There was no merger with the Boston Municipal Police.

The transfer of Munis was planned in mid-2006 by Mayor Thomas M. Menino. This plan was met with heavy protest from the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association (BPPA). The BPPA's argument was that the Municipal officers were not qualified to be Boston police officers due to lack of training, political patronage, nepotism, and the fact that the Munis were not civil service tested.[16]

2007 Boston Bomb Scare[]

Main article: 2007 Boston Bomb Scare

On January 31, 2007, 911 callers mistakenly identified small electronic promotions found throughout Boston and the surrounding cities of Cambridge and Somerville as possible explosives. Upon investigation by Boston Police and other agencies,[17] the suspicious devices turned out to be battery-powered LED placards with an image of a cartoon character called a "mooninite" used in a guerrilla marketing campaign for Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters, a film based on the animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim.[17]

The BPD's handling of this incident has been criticized by some Boston residents and justified by others: One resident said that the police response was "silly and insane," and that "We’re the laughing stock."[18] Another resident said that the device "looked like a bomb. I picked it up, pulled the tape off it, and there were batteries, two on the top and three on the bottom."[17] The same devices had been distributed in nine other cities across the USA without provoking a similar reaction.[18] The United States Department of Homeland Security praised Boston authorities "for sharing their knowledge quickly with Washington officials and the public."[19]

"Occupy Boston" Movement[]

Beginning in September–October 2011, protesters assembled in Dewey Square as a show of solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York. The Boston Police Department handled the presence of these protesters. In the early hours of October 11, 2011, Boston Police and Transit Police moved into the protesters' secondary camp, arresting approximately 100 protesters.[20] Protesters claimed there were incidents of excessive force by police; however, Mayor Menino denied the claim, explaining that the occupation's move into another section of the Greenway endangered public safety.[21]

2020 Protests[]

During the 2020 protests against police brutality, the department has come under scrutiny by elected officials for its usage of tear gas against protesters.[22] Demonstrations against police brutality began in the city in May 2020 and continued through June.[23]

Alleged overtime fraud[]

In early September 2020, United States Attorney Andrew Lelling indicted nine former and current Boston police officers for allegedly collecting more than $200,000 in fraudulent overtime payments while working in the department’s evidence warehouse.[24]

Alleged child molester as union president[]

In April 2021, The Boston Globe reported that a 1995 internal investigation by the BPD concluded that Patrick M. Rose Sr., a BPD patrolman, had likely committed a crime in relation to a sexual assault on a 12-year old. The BPD did not act on that finding. Instead, Rose kept his badge, served for another 21 years, and became president of the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association. He was ultimately arrested and charged in 2020 amid multiple accusations of sexually assaulting children. During his time in the BPD, the department did nothing to limit his interactions with children, including allowing Rose to work on child sexual assault cases.[25]

Commissioner White termination[]

Following the abrupt resignation of commissioner William G. Gross at the end of January 2021, mayor Marty Walsh quickly named superintendent Dennis White to succeed Gross.[26] White was sworn in on February 1, 2021.[27] Two days later, White was placed on leave due to "the handling of a 1999 allegation of domestic violence" against White coming to light.[28] The city of Boston subsequently hired an independent attorney to conduct an investigation; meanwhile, Walsh resigned as mayor upon his confirmation as United States Secretary of Labor. Results of the investigation were released in mid-May,[29] followed by several legal actions by White's attorney seeking to block the city from terminating White.[30] Ultimately, acting mayor Kim Janey fired White on June 7, 2021.[31]

Departmental organization[]

A Boston Police Special Operations officer
A Boston Police cruiser on Beacon Street
Boston Police cruiser near Berklee College of Music
Boston Police Department kiosk in Downtown Crossing

The Boston Police Department has approximately 2,015 officers and 808 civilian personnel, with patrol services covering an area of 89.6 mi2 (232.1 km2) and a population of 617,594. Like all City of Boston departments, the BPD requires all employed officers hired since 1995 to live within Boston city-limits. The BPD is divided into three zones and 11 neighborhood districts spread across the city, with each zone supervised by a Deputy Superintendent and every district headed by a Captain.[6]

Ranks[]

The Boston Police rank structure is as follows:

Title Insignia Notes
Commissioner (civilian) The Commissioner is appointed by the Mayor of Boston. The Commissioner is the executive head of the department.
Superintendent In Chief
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 Superintendent in Chief is the highest-ranking police officer in the department. This position is not always filled.
Superintendent
4 Gold Stars.svg
 Superintendents are typically in charge of a Bureau, or they can be the director of the academy
Deputy Superintendent
3 Gold Stars.svg
 Deputy Superintendents are typically second-in-command of a Bureau, or the deputy director of the academy
Captain/Captain Detective
Captain insignia gold.svg
 Captains are typically commanders in charge of a district, a unit commander in academy, or service chief in the department administration and act as detective officers if needed
Lieutenant/Lieutenant Detective
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 Lieutenant/Lieutenant Detectives hold the function of second-in-command in a district, or Unit leader in a district, or service chief in the department administration, or instructor in the academy and can act as detective officers in the Department
Sergeant/Sergeant Detective
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 Sergeants have the functions of district sergeant, or unit deputy chief in district or staff sergeant in the department administration, or instructor in the academy and are responsible for supporting detectives where needed
Detective Detective is a rank, guaranteed by a Legislative Act of 1986. They work in civil clothes and hold the function of an investigator.
Police Officer Police Officers are the first ranking officers.
* Certain jobs within the department are designated as Detective Supervisor jobs (District Det. Supervisor, Sexual Assault Unit, Domestic Violence, etc.). Detective Supervisors earn their "rating" after serving a certain amount of time in said role. * Deputy Superintendents and above serve at the pleasure of the Police Commissioner and in the case of the Commissioner, the Mayor.

Leadership[]

Nathaniel Wales
Augustus P. Martin
Charles H. Cole
Herbert A. Wilson
Thomas F. Sullivan (left)
Francis Roache
The 42nd Boston Police Commissioner, William G. Gross

Dennis White has been the commissioner since February 1, 2021;[32] he was placed on leave on February 3, 2021.[33] Gregory P. Long has been the superintendent-in-chief since August 2018;[34] he was named acting commissioner upon White being placed on leave.[33]

Kathleen O'Toole was the first woman to serve as commissioner, from February 2004 through May 2006 when she left to take a new position as Chief Inspector of the Inspectorate of the Irish national police force, the Garda Síochána.[35]

Members of the Boston Police Commission[]

A three-person police commission (also called the police board) consisted of members nominated by the Governor of Massachusetts and approved by the Massachusetts Governor's Council. The commission was established in 1878 and abolished in 1906.

Name Term start Term end
Henry S. Russell July 8, 1878 March 1, 1880
Samual R. Spinney July 8, 1878 May 3, 1880
James M. Bugbee July 8, 1878 May 5, 1879
Henry Walker May 5, 1879 April 21, 1882
Edward J. Jones March 26, 1880 April 21, 1882
Thomas J. Gargan May 3, 1880 April 21, 1882
Thomas L. Jerks April 22, 1882 July 23, 1885
Nathaniel Wales April 22, 1882 July 7, 1885
Benjamin D. Barley April 22, 1882 May 6, 1883
Michael P. Curran May 7, 1883 July 23, 1885
Albert T. Whiting July 2, 1885 May 6, 1895
William H. Lee July 23, 1885 May 28, 1894
William M. Osborne July 23, 1885 April 30, 1893
Robert F. Clark May 1, 1893 May 4, 1903
Augustus P. Martin May 28, 1894 May 1, 1899
Charles P. Curtis Jr. May 6, 1895 May 1, 1905
Harry F. Adams May 1, 1899 June 4, 1906[36]
William H. Emmons May 5, 1903[37] June 4, 1906[36]
Charles H. Cole May 1, 1905[38] June 4, 1906[36]

List of Boston Police Commissioners[]

Boston's police commissioner was appointed by the Governor until 1962.[39] Edmund L. McNamara was the first commissioner to be appointed by the Mayor of Boston, taking office in April 1962 via appointment by mayor John F. Collins.[40] Once appointed, a commissioner can only be removed from the position for cause until their term expires.[41] A commissioner may be appointed to a five-year term, or to serve the remainder of a predecessor's five-year term.[41]

Names in italics indicate a person served as acting (interim) commissioner only. Since 1985, several acting commissioners have been sworn as permanent. Numbering is per cited contemporary news reports and may include inconsistencies.

No. Name Acting Sworn / permanent Ref.
Term start Term end Term start Term end
  Stephen O'Meara   June 4, 1906 December 14, 1918
  Michael H. Crowley December 14, 1918 December 30, 1918  
  Edwin Upton Curtis   December 30, 1918 March 28, 1922
  Michael H. Crowley March 28, 1922 April 3, 1922  
  Herbert A. Wilson   April 3, 1922 May 5, 1930
  Michael H. Crowley May 5, 1930 May 8, 1930  
  Eugene Hultman   May 8, 1930 December 27, 1934
  Joseph J. Leonard   December 27, 1934 February 23, 1935
  Eugene M. McSweeney   February 23, 1935 November 25, 1936
  Joseph F. Timilty   November 25, 1936 March 27, 1943
  Thomas S. J. Kavanagh March 27, 1943 June 5, 1943  
  Joseph F. Timilty   June 5, 1943 November 25, 1943
  Thomas F. Sullivan   November 26, 1943 August 27, 1957
  James F. Daley August 27, 1957 September 4, 1957  
  Leo J. Sullivan   September 4, 1957 March 15, 1962
  Francis J. Hennessy March 15, 1962 April 6, 1962  
  Edmund L. McNamara   April 6, 1962 May 31, 1972
  William J. Taylor May 31, 1972 November 1, 1972  
  Robert diGrazia   November 1, 1972 November 15, 1976
  Joseph M. Jordan   November 15, 1976 January 31, 1985
  Francis Roache February 1, 1985 March 13, 1985 March 13, 1985 June 30, 1993
  William J. Bratton   June 30, 1993 January 10, 1994
35 Paul F. Evans January 10, 1994 February 14, 1994 February 14, 1994 November 14, 2003 [42]
  James Hussey November 14, 2003 February 19, 2004  
37 Kathleen O'Toole   February 19, 2004 May 31, 2006 [43]
  Al Goslin May 31, 2006 December 5, 2006  
  Edward F. Davis III   December 5, 2006 November 1, 2013 [44]
41 William B. Evans November 1, 2013 January 9, 2014 January 9, 2014 August 4, 2018 [45]
42 William G. Gross August 4, 2018 August 6, 2018 August 6, 2018 January 29, 2021 [46]
43 Dennis White January 29, 2021 February 1, 2021 February 1, 2021 February 3, 2021 (on leave)
June 7, 2021 (terminated)		 [47][33][48]
Gregory Long February 3, 2021 present   [33]

Equipment[]

Transportation[]

The Boston Police uses the following vehicles.

Weapons[]

Boston police officers may carry "only weapons, magazines and ammunition authorized and issued by the Department", which "include, but are not limited to":[49]

Demographics[]

By gender
  • Male: 84%
  • Female: 16%[52]
By race
  • White: 65.5%
  • African-American/Black: 23.9%
  • Hispanic: 8.3%
  • Asian: 2.4%[53]

Fictional portrayals[]

The Boston Police Department has been portrayed in several prominent motion pictures including Patriots Day, Gone Baby Gone, Mystic River, The Departed, Edge of Darkness, Blown Away, The Brinks Job, That's My Boy, R.I.P.D., The Heat, the second "X-Men" film X2 (film), What's The Worst That Could Happen?, The Boondock Saints, Spenser Confidential, Surrogates, and The Town. BPD is also featured in the television series Spenser: For Hire, Rizzoli & Isles, Leverage, Crossing Jordan, Fringe, and the failed Katee Sackhoff/Goran Visnjic police show pilot .

Fictional BPD districts[]

Due to filming on location in the Boston area, fake BPD cruisers have been marked with fictional districts to avoid confusion with real BPD cruisers. They include:

District A-4
  • Featured in
District A-8
District D-6
District G-4
District G-5
  • Featured in
    • Edge of Darkness outside Craven's house as part of a protection detail
    • The Heat Mullins works out of it, but it is somehow part of Area F rather than Area G
District G-8
19th Precinct

See also[]

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