Richard J. Gallivan

In the winter of 1911, the city of Boston lost a dedicated public servant in a tragic turn of events. Richard J. Gallivan, a 35-year-old White / Caucasian male, was a patrolman with the Boston Police Department. On the evening of February 8, 1911, Officer Gallivan was in the midst of a determined pursuit of burglary suspects through the downtown streets. In the heat of the chase, a fellow officer accidentally discharged his weapon. The bullet struck Gallivan in the neck, inflicting a fatal wound ...

Patrolman Richard J. Gallivan - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)

BPD Remembers the Service of Officer Richard J. Gallivan Killed in ...