Irish American Police Officers Association of Mass

Irish American Police Officers Association of Mass The IAPOA of Mass was established in 1999. We are a recognized Non-Profit. Below is the link to our website. Through that a lot of information can be found.

We have been members of the National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies (NCLEES) since inception!🇺🇸🇮🇪🚔 Any active or retired MA LEO are welcome to join us! ☘️ The IAPOA was founded in 1999 by a small group of police officers, it was the vision of Kevin Shea of the Belmont Police. He assembled a small group of Officers from surrounding departments, Ed Reilly of the Belmont PD, Tommy Pr

att from Boston PD , Steve Lyons from Cambridge PD , Dave Collins from Watertown PD, Robert Ahern from State Police and Robert Casey from Boston University Police Department. Our mission was to provide social networking among active and retired police officers of Irish heritage, support designated local charities and to recognize outstanding official acts by police officers across the state for acts of Valor, Life-saving, Investigations, Meritorious Service, Community Service, Humanitarian Acts and also to honor officers killed in the line of duty with the Medal of Honor, presented posthumously. The IAPOA is an all-volunteer group of active and retired police officers from local, county, university and State Police as well as Corrections Officers and Federal Agents. You can also update your membership through here:
http://irishamericanpolice.org/

IAPOA twitter account:
https://twitter.com/johnguilfoil/lists/iapoa…

We are very proud of our Irish American Pipes & Drum band. They have been active since 2001. Please check out their page as well. If you are interested in learning, reach out to them. We would like to welcome you to our page. We appreciate the support of our brothers and sisters in blue all over the country. Here we will post our fundraising events as well as some public information. Thank you again,

The Executive Board & Board of Trustees

09/01/2026

🚨HEARTBREAKING: Columbia, South Carolina police officer Chris DeLong, 29, was killed in the line of duty Saturday.

He was a husband and a father of two. Two years on the job. First Columbia officer killed that way in more than 50 years.

He answered a domestic call. A woman had a restraining order. The man had a record across multiple states. Officers later found him. Gunfire. Officer David Dymock was also shot and is stable. The suspect, Adam Dowdy, 33, was killed.

His widow, Hannah:

“I am heartbroken. My person. My love. The best dad to our babies and the person I’ve been with since I was 16 was killed today in the line of duty… Somebody wake me up. I’ve never had to be without Chris. I’m going to figure this out because I have to live for my babies. I need my person.”

Pray for all impacted by this tragic loss🙏🏾

Outstanding career. Enjoy your well deserved retirement sir 🫡🇺🇸
08/27/2026

Outstanding career. Enjoy your well deserved retirement sir 🫡🇺🇸

08/26/2026

Rest in Peace 🇺🇸🙏🏼💔

Well done. 👏🏼
08/24/2026

Well done. 👏🏼

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Statement by CPPOA Executive Board - Officer Involved Shooting (OIS)

On Friday evening, August 21, several of our members performed heroically in a rapidly evolving lethal encounter with an armed and dangerous individual and responded in accordance with their professional training.

No officer ever wants to encounter a situation where lethal force is necessary. But police sometimes have no other option in the protection of citizens and themselves.

The Cambridge Police Patrol Officers Association stands behind our members and their professionalism in dealing with this armed and dangerous individual. We will continue to support them in this difficult time following the traumatic and high-stress encounter Friday evening.

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08/19/2026

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The Worcester police union has identified the veteran police officer who was found dead and spurred a search for a “possibly armed and dangerous” woman on Tuesday.

08/18/2026

View Robert N. "Rob" Smith's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

08/18/2026
08/18/2026

The Worcester Police Department is actively seeking Karen Solomon regarding the death of a male at her residence. She is a 58-year-old white female with dark brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing pajama shorts and a tank top. She was last seen on foot, walking towards Westcott Street. There is concern she may be armed. Please contact the Worcester Police Department at 508-799-8606 or 911 if you see her.

08/17/2026

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Belmont, MA
02478

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