Massachusetts Metro Police

Massachusetts Metro Police Mass. Metro Police established 1893 merged with Massachusetts State Police 1992. In 1992 the department was merged into the Department of State Police.

The Massachusetts Metropolitan District Commission's Police Department; the Massachusetts Metro Police was created in 1893. Originally named The Metropolitan Park Police they were renamed the Metropolitan District Police in 1920 and were assigned to the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety in 1990 as the Department of Metropolitan Police. The Metroplitan Police were utilzed extensively throu

ghout Massachusetts prior to the formation of the Uniformed branch of the State Police in 1921. Examples of this include labor strikes in Lowell, Lawrence, Worcester and during the 1919 Boston Police Strike. The Metro Police had primary jurisdiction of law enforcement on all MDC and MWRA controlled properties and roadways. Additionally, the Metro Police had primary patrol jurisdiction on US Route 1 in Chelsea and Revere and Interstate 93 in Suffolk County (Central Artery and the Southeast Expressway) . The Metro Police also shared concurrent law enforcement jurisdcition throughout Greater Boston. The Metro Police were the third largest police agency in New England with over six hundred officers working primarily throughout Metropolitan Boston. In addition to patrol functions the Metro Police provided tactical assistance to the federal government and Greater Boston area cities and towns in the form of l SWAT teams, the TOP squad (moblie operations) the Marine Unit, the Airwing and the Special Operations Unit. Examples include Tactical Officers assigned to the city of Boston during court ordered school desegregation, assignment as the primary security agency for the Department of State with the responsibility of providing security and escorts for visiting dignitaries, SWAT teams used for high risk entries, Community Policing duties in Greater Boston and annual assignments to assist cities and towns during the Boston Marathon. The Metro Police also maintained a full service Bureau of Investigative services that encompaased department Detectives, undercover narcotics detectives and detectives assigned to the Special Assignment Division. These officers were assigned varied department respionsibilities including the investigation of felony crimes on the departments primary jurisdiction, homicides for the Suffolk County District Attorney's office in Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop, narcotics detectives and undercover agents to assist area cities and towns, investigators for the state Attorney Generals Office, detectives and undercover agents for the Norfolk and Suffolk County District Attorney's offices, area Drug Task Forces, the Governor's Auto Theft Strike Force, the DEA Boston Drug Task Force, the Secret Service, U.S Customs and the FBI. Metro Officers killed in the line of duty include;

Detective Joseph Elmer McCain
Massachusetts State/Metro Police
EOW: Monday, October 22, 2001
Cause: Gunfire, shot and died as a result of a drug raid in Hyde Park. Captain Richard J. (Rick) Cashin
Massachusetts State/Metro Police
EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Cause: Automobile accident

Trooper Drew Chandler
Massachusetts State/Metro Police
EOW: July 21, 2000
Cause: Illness contracted on duty

Trooper James Brian Malloy
Massachusetts State/Metro Police
EOW: Wednesday, January 22, 1997
Cause: Heart attack

Officer Robert P. Dana
Metropolitan Police Department
EOW: Sunday, March 25, 1984
Cause: Gunfire, shot and killed in Milton, MA. Patrolman Paul Michael Kennefick
Metropolitan Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 1982
Cause: Automobile accident

Patrolman Thomas J. Sullivan
Metropolitan Police Department
EOW: Saturday, October 5, 1929
Cause: Motorcycle accident

Patrolman Fred G. Mercer
Metropolitan Police Department
EOW: Thursday, September 20, 1923
Cause: Motorcycle accident

Patrolman Irving B. Harding
Metropolitan Police Department
EOW: Friday, October 11, 1918
Cause: Motorcycle accident

Patrolman Robert D. Stewart
Metropolitan Police Department
EOW: Saturday, February 8, 1913
Cause: Animal related

Patrolman William Mateer
Metropolitan Police Department
EOW: Sunday, January 10, 1909
Cause: Drowned saving a life at Houghtons Pond




Sources; Many photographs and information from Mike Rubino at ;
http://home.comcast.net/~mmrubino/site/?/home/&PHPSESSID=9f47ab433d127d4874c503fe7fddf566

Officers killed in the line of duty; http://www.odmp.org/agency/2382-massachusetts-state-police-massachusetts

Wikipedia;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_law_enforcement_agencies_of_Massachusetts

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Crehan Collins, Eileen (Sgt. Mass. State Police) of Quincy on August 24, 2006 after a courageous battle with leukemia. Beloved Wife of Scott Collins of Quincy. Devoted Mother of Patrick, Erin, Mark and Aislinn Collins all of Quincy. Loving daughter of Patricia Crehan of Quincy and the late Mark Crehan. Cherished sister of Matthew Crehan of NH, Cathleen Kyle of Quincy, Mary Conn of Bridgewater, Kara Perriera of Somerset, Alana Crehan of Quincy and the late Patricia Williams. Eileen is also survived by many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from the Keohane Funeral Home, 785 Hancock St., WOLLASTON, Tuesday at 9 AM. Funeral Mass in St. Ann’s Church, Wollaston at 10 AM. Visiting hours Monday 4- 8 PM. Burial in Pine Hill Cemetery, Quincy. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Eileen may be made to the Jimmy Fund, 1309 Beacon Street Brookline, MA 02446-9918. Eileen was born in Boston and lived in Jamaica Plain before her family moved to Quincy in the 1970’s. She graduated from North Quincy High School in 1984. While in high school, Eileen made the Olympic team for track and javelin, but after injuring her shoulder, she pursued other interests. She broke a javelin record in 1986 which still stands at 156 feet and 2 inches. Eileen also played basketball in high school. Excelling in track, Eileen won a full scholarship to Northeastern University and graduated in 1989. After the police academy, Eileen was assigned first to the Metropolitan District Commission which later merged with the State Police. Eileen was the first women assigned to the motorcycle unit. The Boston Globe Magazine wrote an article focusing on Eileen’s achievemnts and Chronicle featured her twice in the past few years.

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07/14/2025
03/25/2025

Forty one years ago Metropolitan police officer Robert Dana made the ultimate sacrifice protecting the citizens of the Commonwealth.

The men and women that served with him will never forget.

06/15/2024

Sgt Hemengeldo Martinez has passed away . A proud member of the Metropolitan police serving on the DEA task force and with MSP the Bristol DA drug task force, a retired Sergeant of the MSP . God bless .

Forty years ago today, in the early morning hours, Officer Dana was shot during a traffic stop in Milton . Officer Dana ...
03/25/2024

Forty years ago today, in the early morning hours, Officer Dana was shot during a traffic stop in Milton .

Officer Dana was transported to Milton hospital in an ambulance driven by his newlywed wife ; Charlotte, a Milton officer.

Officer Dana succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Throughout the day and night an extensive search for the suspect was conducted by Metro and Boston police.

During the early morning hours of the 26th the suspect; Richard Best, was located at an apartment in Roxbury. Best took his own life instead of surrendering to officers.

Bobby gave the ultimate sacrifice to protect and serve the citizens of the Commonwealth.

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