PAX Centurion - May / June 2015

Page 4 • PAX CENTURION • June/July 2015 617-989-BPPA (2772) INSIDEthePAX EDITORIAL POLICY 1. Opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association. 2. No responsibility is assumed for unsolicited material. 3. Letters or articles submitted shall be limited to 350 words and must be accompanied by the writer’s name, but may be reprinted without name or address at writer’s request. 4. Freedom of expression is recognized within the bounds of good taste and the limits of available space. 5. The BPPA reserves the right to edit submission and/or include editor’s notes to any submitted materials. 6. The deadline for printed materials for the next issue is SEPTEMBER 22, 2015. 7. Any article printed in this issue may be reprinted in future issues. TO ADVERTISE IN THE PAX CENTURION Contact Director of Advertising Sponsorships Michael Joyce at: 617-529-9288 cell • 617-989-BPPA (2772) office Email: mjoyce@bppa.org • Fax: 617-989-2779 BOSTON POLICE PATROLMEN’S ASSOCIATION Tel.: 617-989-BPPA (2772) • Fax: 617-989-2779 www.bppa.org Office Personnel: Annie Morley • Annmarie Daly The advertisers of the Pax Centurion do not necessarily endorse the opinions of the Pax Centurion /Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association. The advertisers are in support of the BPPA Scholarship Fund and every patrolmen who risks his or her life to protect and serve the community. Volume 45, No. 3 • Readership 125,000 June/July 2015 Patrick M. Rose, President Michael F. Leary, Vice President Christopher J. Broderick, Secretary Robert P. Colburn, Treasurer BOARD OF EDITORS Michael F. Leary, Executive Editor James W. Carnell, Managing Editor Mark Bruno, Assistant Editor Ed McCarthy, EMS Editor Robert E. Anthony, BPPA Historian James Orsino, President Robert Morley, Vice President EMS Officers John Bilotas, Secretary Anthony O’Brien, Treasurer Len Shubitowski, Chief Steward BPPA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Nation’s First Police Department 9-11 Shetland Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02119 Phone: 617-989-BPPA (2772) • Fax: 617-989-2779 • www.bppa.org Union Printworks AREA A Matthew Carey • James Carnell WilliamCullinane • Robert Luongo David Malcolm • Keith Tolland Richard Estrella • Kevin Golden AREA B AREA C James DeFeo • Elizabeth Philbin Sean Sullivan • James LaCroix Charles Kelley • James Doiron AREA D Thomas Antonino • Daniel McCarthy James Moccia • Robert Butler Joseph Coppinger • Gregory Lynch AREA E Lawrence Calderone Arthur McCarthy • Anthony Moussalli Angel Figueroa • William Moran Paul Nee • Daniel Byrne Gerald Rautenberg • Paula Sutherland AREA F IDENT. UNIT – Vacant DRUG UNIT – Jack Rogers YVSF – Emanuel Canuto Michael Paradis SCHOOL POLICE – Heather MacKenzie M.O.P. Otis Harewood • Richard Stanton RADIO SHOP John Kundy BUILDING SECURITY John Conway • Curtis Carroll Horace Kincade ACADEMY / RANGE EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT HARBOR Joseph Matthews E.S.U. Francis Deary • Michael Fayles HEADQUARTERS K-9 Kevin Griffith • Shawn O’Neil MASTER AT ARMS Mike Murphy • Kevin Ford • Jeffrey Tobin Paul Downey Gerard Boyce • Winston DeLeon RETIRED PATROLMEN’S DIVISION Billy Flippin William Shaw PAID DETAILS Joseph Ruka PAXCENTURION Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc. Boston Emergency Medical Technicians Michael Holden • David Fitzgerald Steve Parham • Luis Anjos Daniel MacIsaac • Kevin Rooney This is likely the most difficult time in history to be a cop 3 BPPA to celebrate 50 th Anniversary 7 How to shoot weapons out of their hands 11 Cell-phone circus 13 “When police are handcuffed, violence is unleashed” 16 Honoring and Remembering 20 BPRF Memorial Day Service 21-27 The founding of the BPPA 41 Commissioner’s Commendations 42-43 Boston Police Traffic Division 54