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{{About|the police force for the American city of Cambridge|the police force that covers the British city of [[Cambridge]]|Cambridgeshire Constabulary}} |
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| sizepopulation = Residents 107,000, Daytime Population 150,000+ |
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| minister1name = [[Robert C. Haas]]<ref>[http://www.cambridgema.gov/CPD/About/Commisioner.cfm Biography of Commissioner of Police Robert Haas]</ref> |
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The '''Cambridge Police Department''' is the municipal [[police department]] for the city of [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], in the [[United States]]. |
The '''Cambridge Police Department''' is the municipal [[police department]] for the city of [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], Massachusetts, in the [[United States]]. Formally organized in 1859.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cambridgema.gov/CPD/About/DepartmentProfile.cfm# |title=Profile of the Cambridge P.D. |access-date=2009-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728124701/http://www.cambridgema.gov/CPD/About/DepartmentProfile.cfm# |archive-date=2009-07-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with the appointment of John C. Willey as the first chief of police, the Cambridge Police Department was then staffed by only 16 officers. The Cambridge Police Department moved its headquarters location on December 8, 2008. The police department is now located in the Robert W. Healy Public Safety Facility at 125 Sixth Street in the neighborhood of [[East Cambridge]], leaving their [[Central Square (Cambridge)|Central Square]] location after 135 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode&q=125+Sixth+St.+Cambridge,+MA+02142&sll=42.367439,-71.085792&sspn=0.012239,0.019226&g=125+Sixth+St.+Cambridge,+MA&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=r0|title=Google Maps|website=[[Google Maps]]|accessdate=2 March 2019}}</ref> |
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Prior to the move, the Cambridge Police were based in a facility at 5 Western Avenue, which was considered an outdated facility that had been used from 1933 to 2008.<ref>{{cite news |
Prior to the move, the Cambridge Police were based in a facility at 5 Western Avenue, which was considered an outdated facility that had been used from 1933 to 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/multimedia/x596339067/Cambridge-police-bid-farewell-to-former-station|title=Cambridge police bid farewell to former station|accessdate=2008-12-11|first=Erin|last=Smith|date=2009-07-07|work=Wicked Local News: Cambridge|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306050742/http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/multimedia/x596339067/Cambridge-police-bid-farewell-to-former-station#|archivedate=2009-03-06|quote=So with cake, applause, photos and speeches from City Manager Bob Healy and Police Commissioner Robert Haas, Cambridge Police commemorated more than 75 years at the station. Police Superintendent David Degou said the city’s police department had actually been at that same location for 135 years because a former historic police station was also located there.|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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== Cooperation == |
== Cooperation == |
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[[File:Robert W. Healy Public Safety Facility in 2024.jpg|thumb|262x262px|The department's headquarters in 2024]] |
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The Cambridge Police is the main [[law enforcement agency]] for the city of Cambridge where it holds ultimate jurisdiction over the city. Joint law enforcement may be carried out with the assistance of other law enforcement agencies including two divisions of the [[Massachusetts State Police]] known as the Fourth (Boston)<ref> |
The Cambridge Police is the main [[law enforcement agency]] for the city of Cambridge where it holds ultimate jurisdiction over the city. Joint law enforcement may be carried out with the assistance of other law enforcement agencies including two divisions of the [[Massachusetts State Police]] known as the Fourth (Boston)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mass.gov/orgs/executive-office-of-public-safety-and-security|title=Executive Office of Public Safety and Security|website=Mass.gov|accessdate=2 March 2019}}</ref> and Fifth (Brighton)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mass.gov/orgs/executive-office-of-public-safety-and-security|title=Executive Office of Public Safety and Security|website=Mass.gov|accessdate=2 March 2019}}</ref> barracks of Troop H which provide cooperation with the Cambridge Police Department. Additionally, the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police]] may cover its own transit properties or facilities in Cambridge along with the [[Harvard University Police Department|Harvard University]] and [[MIT Police Department|MIT]] [[police]] providing coverage for their local [[campus]]es and other facilities. |
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==Officers killed in the line of duty== |
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Since the establishment of the CPD, five officers have died in the line of duty.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.odmp.org/agency/515-cambridge-police-department-massachusetts|title=Cambridge Police Department, MA|website=The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)|accessdate=2 March 2019}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Patrol Officer Loughrey was stabbed to death on June 26, 1860, while attempting to arrest a suspect near what is known today as the Longfellow Bridge. He observed the man, covered in blood, running down the street. Believing the man was being pursued by other officers, Officer Loughrey attempted to subdue him. The suspect stabbed Officer Loughrey several times, causing him to bleed to death. |
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Officer Loughrey had served with the Cambridge Police Department for 14 years. He was survived by his wife and four children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odmp.org/officer/16019-patrol-officer-william-loughrey|title=Patrol Officer William Loughrey|website=[[The Officer Down Memorial Page]] (ODMP)|accessdate=2 March 2019}}</ref> |
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A 25-year-old suspect was arrested and convicted of murder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odmp.org/officer/11294-patrolman-thomas-j-riley|title=Patrolman Thomas J. Riley|website=The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)|accessdate=2 March 2019}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Patrolman John Guthrie succumbed to injuries sustained five days earlier on December 26, 1926, when he was struck by a car while directing traffic. The impact threw Patrolman Guthrie into the path of oncoming streetcar. He was transported to a local hospital where he remained until succumbing to his injuries. |
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Patrolman Guthrie had served with the Cambridge Police Department for 17 years. He was survived by his wife and one child.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odmp.org/officer/22384-patrolman-john-j-guthrie|title=Patrolman John J. Guthrie|website=The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)|accessdate=2 March 2019}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Patrolman Eckart had been in law enforcement for nine years. He served as a military policeman in the U.S. Army during WWII before returning to duty for Cambridge. He was survived by his wife, parents, and several brothers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odmp.org/officer/4456-patrolman-albert-gustave-eckart|title=Patrolman Albert Gustave Eckart|website=The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)|accessdate=2 March 2019}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Patrolman Lawrence Gorman was shot and killed on September 3, 1960, while attempting to arrest two burglary suspects in Kendall Square. He observed the two men breaking into a restaurant and tried to arrest them when they opened fire, mortally wounding him. He was able to return fire and wound one of the suspects in the leg, who was taken into custody. |
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Patrol Officer Loughrey was stabbed to death on June 26, 1860 while attempting to arrest a suspect near what is known today as the Longfellow Bridge. |
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Officer Loughrey had served with the Cambridge Police Department for 14 years. He was survived by his wife and four children. |
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Patrolman Riley had been with the agency for eight years. |
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Patrolman John Guthrie succumbed to injuries sustained five days earlier on December 26,1926 when he was struck by a car while directing traffic. |
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Patrolman Guthrie had served with the Cambridge Police Department for 17 years. He was survived by his wife and one child. |
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| ⚫ | Patrolman Lawrence Gorman was shot and killed on September 3, 1960 while attempting to arrest two burglary suspects in Kendall Square. He observed the two men breaking into a restaurant and tried to arrest them when they opened fire, mortally wounding him. He was able to return fire and wound one of the suspects in the leg, who was taken into custody. |
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On May 14, 1961, the captured suspect, aided by his accomplice, escaped from the Middlesex County Jail along with another inmate. With a smuggled handgun he shot and killed Jail Master David S. Robinson. Three days later he shot and killed himself when police stormed a Boston apartment where he was hiding. His accomplice and the other escapee were captured a short time later. On September 24, 1961, his accomplice was convicted of Patrolman Gorman's murder and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. |
On May 14, 1961, the captured suspect, aided by his accomplice, escaped from the Middlesex County Jail along with another inmate. With a smuggled handgun he shot and killed Jail Master David S. Robinson. Three days later he shot and killed himself when police stormed a Boston apartment where he was hiding. His accomplice and the other escapee were captured a short time later. On September 24, 1961, his accomplice was convicted of Patrolman Gorman's murder and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. |
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Patrolman Gorman had served with the agency for eight years and was survived by his wife and three children. |
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Patrolman Gorman had served with the agency for eight years and was survived by his wife and three children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odmp.org/officer/5592-patrolman-lawrence-w-gorman|title=Patrolman Lawrence W. Gorman|website=The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)|accessdate=2 March 2019}}</ref> |
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== Social media == |
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The widespread growth of [[social media]] have influenced the Cambridge Police Department to expand community outreach using Facebook,<ref>{{Facebook|CambridgePolice|Cambridge Police Department}}</ref> |
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* '''MIT Police Officer Sean Collier''' |
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Google+,<ref>{{Google+|113673214321242166323|name=CambridgePolice}}</ref> and Twitter.<ref>{{Twitter|CambridgePolice|@CambridgePolice}}</ref> |
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Patrol Officer Sean Collier was shot and killed on April 18, 2013, during a large-scale manhunt for suspects in the [[Boston Marathon bombing]]. At approximately 10:30 pm one of the subjects approached Officer Collier as he sat in his patrol car and opened fire on him without warning, striking him several times. The subjects then attempted to steal his service weapon but were thwarted by his level-three holster. |
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The suspects then carjacked a vehicle and led police on a pursuit while throwing explosive devices at pursuing units. The pursuit ended in Watertown, where one suspect was killed, and a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police officer was shot and seriously wounded in a gun battle. The second suspect was captured in Watertown the following evening after another shootout. |
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Officer Collier had served with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department since January 2012 and had previously worked as a civilian employee of the Somerville Police Department. On August 22, 2013, he was posthumously sworn in as a Somerville police officer. He is survived by his parents and five siblings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odmp.org/officer/21777-patrol-officer-sean-allen-collier|title=Patrol Officer Sean Allen Collier|website=The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)|accessdate=2 March 2019}}</ref> |
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=== Neighboring |
=== Neighboring police departments === |
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*[[Arlington Police Department (Massachusetts)|Arlington]] |
*[[Arlington Police Department (Massachusetts)|Arlington]] |
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*[[Belmont Police Department (Massachusetts)|Belmont]] |
*[[Belmont Police Department (Massachusetts)|Belmont]] |
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*Emergency: [[9-1-1]] |
*Emergency: [[9-1-1]] |
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*Non-emergency: +1.617.349.3300 |
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*Address: 125 Sixth Street, Cambridge, |
*Address: 125 Sixth Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts USA 02142 |
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**''Former Address: 5 Western Avenue, 02139'' |
**''Former Address: 5 Western Avenue, 02139'' |
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*Marked Patrol Vehicles: |
*Marked Patrol Vehicles: 37 |
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*Unmarked Patrol Vehicles: |
*Unmarked Patrol Vehicles: 35, plus 8 narcotics vehicles |
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*Motorcycles: 14 |
*Motorcycles: 14 |
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*Bicycles: |
*Bicycles: 22 |
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*Special Vehicles: 8 tactical vehicles, 3 tactical ATVs, 6 trailers |
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*2016 Calls for Service: 98,261 |
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== Fleet details == |
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*Ford |
*Ford Police Interceptor (Explorer) – Patrol Units, Traffic Units, Community Outreach and Unmarked Units. |
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*Ford Econoline Series Box Van – ESU Unit. |
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*Ford Expeditions - LTs Unit, Traffic Unit, and ERU Unit. |
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*Ford Mach E - Traffic Unit. |
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*Ford Transit Series - Prisoner Transport Unit. |
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== Fleet |
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Image:Cambridge_MA_Police_Cruiser_(2009)_old1.jpg|City of Cambridge police cruiser, older design (side-view). |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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{{Portal|United States}} |
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{{Portal|Massachusetts|Boston|Law enforcement/Law enforcement topics}} |
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* [[List of law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts]] |
* [[List of law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts]] |
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* [[Henry Louis Gates arrest controversy]] |
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* [[2007 Boston bomb scare]] |
* [[2007 Boston bomb scare]] |
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* [[Boston Marathon bombings]] |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* {{Official website|http://www.cambridgema.gov/cpd/}} |
* {{Official website|http://www.cambridgema.gov/cpd/}} |
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* [http://www.cambridgema.gov/CPD/About/History.cfm Cambridge Police history] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090728123845/http://www.cambridgema.gov/CPD/About/History.cfm Cambridge Police history] |
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* [http://www.cambridgema.gov/CPD/publications/neighborhoods.cfm Crime reports by Cambridge neighborhood] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090312070522/http://www.cambridgema.gov/CPD/publications/neighborhoods.cfm Crime reports by Cambridge neighborhood] |
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*[http://www.cambridgema.gov/~/media/Files/policedepartment/AnnualCrimeReports/2014AnnualReport_FINAL.ashx] |
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[[Category:Government of Cambridge, Massachusetts]] |
[[Category:Government of Cambridge, Massachusetts]] |
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[[Category:Municipal police departments of Massachusetts]] |
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| Cambridge Police Department | |
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 Patch of Cambridge Police Department | |
| Abbreviation | CPD |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1859 |
| Preceding agency |
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| Employees | 319 |
| Annual budget | $51,145,765 (2017) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Massachusetts, USA |
| Size | Land Area 6.43 sq mi (16.7 km2) |
| Population | Residents 107,000, Daytime Population 150,000+ |
| Legal jurisdiction | City of Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Governing body | Cambridge City Council |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Police Officers | 278 |
| Civilian employees | 41 |
| Commissioner responsible |
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| Website | |
| Cambridge Police | |
The Cambridge Police Department is the municipal police department for the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States. Formally organized in 1859.[1] with the appointment of John C. Willey as the first chief of police, the Cambridge Police Department was then staffed by only 16 officers. The Cambridge Police Department moved its headquarters location on December 8, 2008. The police department is now located in the Robert W. Healy Public Safety Facility at 125 Sixth Street in the neighborhood of East Cambridge, leaving their Central Square location after 135 years.[2]
Prior to the move, the Cambridge Police were based in a facility at 5 Western Avenue, which was considered an outdated facility that had been used from 1933 to 2008.[3]
Cooperation
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The Cambridge Police is the main law enforcement agency for the city of Cambridge where it holds ultimate jurisdiction over the city. Joint law enforcement may be carried out with the assistance of other law enforcement agencies including two divisions of the Massachusetts State Police known as the Fourth (Boston)[4] and Fifth (Brighton)[5] barracks of Troop H which provide cooperation with the Cambridge Police Department. Additionally, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police may cover its own transit properties or facilities in Cambridge along with the Harvard University and MIT police providing coverage for their local campuses and other facilities.
Officers killed in the line of duty
[edit]Since the establishment of the CPD, five officers have died in the line of duty.[6]
- Officer William Loughrey
Patrol Officer Loughrey was stabbed to death on June 26, 1860, while attempting to arrest a suspect near what is known today as the Longfellow Bridge. He observed the man, covered in blood, running down the street. Believing the man was being pursued by other officers, Officer Loughrey attempted to subdue him. The suspect stabbed Officer Loughrey several times, causing him to bleed to death.
Officer Loughrey had served with the Cambridge Police Department for 14 years. He was survived by his wife and four children.[7]
- Officer Thomas J. Riley
Patrolman Riley was shot and killed on November 20, 1920, while trying to disperse a group of drunk men. As he turned to leave one of the men produced a revolver and shot Patrolman Riley in the head. Patrolman Riley had been with the agency for eight years.
A 25-year-old suspect was arrested and convicted of murder.[8]
- Officer John J. Guthrie
Patrolman John Guthrie succumbed to injuries sustained five days earlier on December 26, 1926, when he was struck by a car while directing traffic. The impact threw Patrolman Guthrie into the path of oncoming streetcar. He was transported to a local hospital where he remained until succumbing to his injuries.
Patrolman Guthrie had served with the Cambridge Police Department for 17 years. He was survived by his wife and one child.[9]
- Officer Albert G. Eckardt
Patrolman Albert Eckart was killed on November 3, 1951, after being thrown from the back of an ambulance at the intersection of Prospect Street and Harvard Street. He was escorting a patient to the hospital during a snow storm when the accident occurred.
Patrolman Eckart had been in law enforcement for nine years. He served as a military policeman in the U.S. Army during WWII before returning to duty for Cambridge. He was survived by his wife, parents, and several brothers.[10]
- Officer Lawrence W. Gorman
Patrolman Lawrence Gorman was shot and killed on September 3, 1960, while attempting to arrest two burglary suspects in Kendall Square. He observed the two men breaking into a restaurant and tried to arrest them when they opened fire, mortally wounding him. He was able to return fire and wound one of the suspects in the leg, who was taken into custody.
On May 14, 1961, the captured suspect, aided by his accomplice, escaped from the Middlesex County Jail along with another inmate. With a smuggled handgun he shot and killed Jail Master David S. Robinson. Three days later he shot and killed himself when police stormed a Boston apartment where he was hiding. His accomplice and the other escapee were captured a short time later. On September 24, 1961, his accomplice was convicted of Patrolman Gorman's murder and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life.
Patrolman Gorman had served with the agency for eight years and was survived by his wife and three children.[11]
- MIT Police Officer Sean Collier
Patrol Officer Sean Collier was shot and killed on April 18, 2013, during a large-scale manhunt for suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing. At approximately 10:30 pm one of the subjects approached Officer Collier as he sat in his patrol car and opened fire on him without warning, striking him several times. The subjects then attempted to steal his service weapon but were thwarted by his level-three holster.
The suspects then carjacked a vehicle and led police on a pursuit while throwing explosive devices at pursuing units. The pursuit ended in Watertown, where one suspect was killed, and a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police officer was shot and seriously wounded in a gun battle. The second suspect was captured in Watertown the following evening after another shootout.
Officer Collier had served with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department since January 2012 and had previously worked as a civilian employee of the Somerville Police Department. On August 22, 2013, he was posthumously sworn in as a Somerville police officer. He is survived by his parents and five siblings.[12]
Rank structure
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Former ranks
- Captain – The rank of captain was eliminated in 2007 with the retirement of Captain Richard Bongiorno.
- Inspector - Now Detectives
- Reserve Officer - Officers were previously appointed in a reserve capacity for a time before receiving "full time" appointments.
Neighboring police departments
[edit]Specifics
[edit]- Emergency: 9-1-1
- Non-emergency: +1.617.349.3300
- Address: 125 Sixth Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts USA 02142
- Former Address: 5 Western Avenue, 02139
- Marked Patrol Vehicles: 37
- Unmarked Patrol Vehicles: 35, plus 8 narcotics vehicles
- Motorcycles: 14
- Bicycles: 22
- Special Vehicles: 8 tactical vehicles, 3 tactical ATVs, 6 trailers
- 2016 Calls for Service: 98,261
Fleet details
[edit]- Ford Police Interceptor (Explorer) – Patrol Units, Traffic Units, Community Outreach and Unmarked Units.
- Ford Econoline Series Box Van – ESU Unit.
- Ford 'F' Series – Prisoner Transport Units.
- Ford Mach E - Traffic Unit.
- Ford Transit Series - Prisoner Transport Unit.
- Chevrolet Tahoe – Maintenance Unit.
- BMW Motorcycles – Traffic Units.
- Toyota Camrys – Command Staff.
Fleet gallery
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City of Cambridge police cruiser, current design (front driver's side view).
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See also
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- List of law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts
- Henry Louis Gates arrest controversy
- 2007 Boston bomb scare
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile of the Cambridge P.D." Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Smith, Erin (2009-07-07). "Cambridge police bid farewell to former station". Wicked Local News: Cambridge. Archived from the original on 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
So with cake, applause, photos and speeches from City Manager Bob Healy and Police Commissioner Robert Haas, Cambridge Police commemorated more than 75 years at the station. Police Superintendent David Degou said the city's police department had actually been at that same location for 135 years because a former historic police station was also located there.
- ^ "Executive Office of Public Safety and Security". Mass.gov. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Executive Office of Public Safety and Security". Mass.gov. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Cambridge Police Department, MA". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Patrol Officer William Loughrey". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Patrolman Thomas J. Riley". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Patrolman John J. Guthrie". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Patrolman Albert Gustave Eckart". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Patrolman Lawrence W. Gorman". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Patrol Officer Sean Allen Collier". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2 March 2019.