ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION This year marks the 100th anniversary in which the Boston Police
Mobile Operations Patrol will enter its second century of service. Currently, the Boston Police Department has 56 men and women assigned to its Police Motorcycle Operations Patrol: One Captain, one Lieutenant, six Sergeants and 48 Officers.
SUBMITTED BY: P.O. ROBERT E. ANTHONY, CHRONOLOGIST, BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
Captions from top left, clockwise: At the dedication September 16, 2012, an unmanned Harley-Davidson®
Police Motorcycle stands as a tribute to 14 THE MOTOR OFFICER™
Boston Police motor officers killed in the line of duty. Boston Police Mobile Operations Patrol (MOP) at the 100th anniversary. A vintage photo of a BPD motorcycle officer. The motorcycle of Patrolman Michael J. Crowley, who died in the line of duty May 12, 1961. Boston Police Officer Freddy Steven at the 20-mile “Ride to Remember.” Two Boston Police motor officers ride tandem in this early photo.