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05/26/1854 |
Boston Police Department is established. |
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1854 |
Boston Police Department Division 6 Station is completed. |
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10/18/1857 |
Boston police officer Ezekiel Hodson, 25, is shot and killed in the line of duty. |
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01/31/1858 |
Boston Police are required to wear uniforms. |
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02/28/1859 |
Boston Police Department East Boston Division Station opens. |
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1860 |
Six night patrolman are found to have stolen cigars and other items from the shops along their beat. |
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1862 |
Boston Police Department Division 3 Station is built. |
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1866 |
Boston Police Department Harbor Patrol Station is completed. |
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02/09/1870 |
Policemen’s Ball is first held in Boston. |
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02/15/1870 |
Edward Savage is appointed Boston chief of police. |
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