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The purpose of the Boston Relief Association is intended to provide support and relief for officers of the Boston Police Department and their families. It was incorporated under the statutes of Massachusetts in 1876. [6] The Boston Police Department appointed Horatio J. Homer, its first African American officer, on December 24, 1878. He was ...
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In the early 1990s when Cox joined the Boston Police Department (BPD), crime was high in minority neighborhoods, and among BPD officers, loyalty overruled training, resulting in widespread brutality and a code of silence. BPD officers frequently used stop and frisk tactics on black men and women, and beat black men with impunity. Lying under ...
As a patrol officer, Gross served in the Anti-Youth Violence Strike Force and the Drug Control Unit, and later was an instructor at the Boston Police Academy. He achieved the ranks of Sergeant and Sergeant Detective, and then became Deputy Superintendent in 2008, where he attended community meetings to address specific neighborhood crime concerns.
Killing of John O'Keefe Location Canton, Massachusetts, US Date January 29, 2022 (2022-01-29) Deaths 1 Victim Officer John O'Keefe Accused Karen Read In the early morning hours of January 29, 2022, Boston Police Department Officer John O'Keefe was found dead outside the home of Boston Police Officer Brian Albert in Canton, Massachusetts. O'Keefe had been dropped off the night before by his ...
Horatio J. Homer (May 24, 1848–January 9, 1923) was an American police officer. Notable for being Boston's first African American police officer, he was hired by the Boston Police Department in 1878 and served on the force for 40 years.
In 1946, Jordan joined the Boston Police Department as a traffic patrol officer. In 1950 he became a detective. [2] During the 1950s and 60s he was a member of "Slattery's Raiders", a group of officers under the command of Captain John J. Slattery, Jr. that was formed to combat vice and street crime in Boston. [3]
Dennis A. White (born c. 1962) is an American police officer who was briefly Commissioner of the Boston Police Department [a] in 2021. After being sworn in on February 1, 2021, White was placed on leave two days later, as the city conducted an investigation into a 1999 allegation of domestic violence against his wife and teenage daughter.