PAX Centurion - Winter 2016 - 2017

Page 4 • PAX CENTURION • Winter 2016-2017 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 MARCH 16, 2017. 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 Volume 46, No. 4 • Readership 125,000 Winter 2016-2017 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 Len Shubitowski, Secretary Anthony O’Brien, Treasurer Thomas Binall, Chief Steward BPPA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Nation’s First Police Department Union Printworks AREA A Matthew Carey • Brian Cameron James Carnell • John Connolly William Cullinane • Kevin Golden Robert Luongo • Matthew Morris Vaden Scantlebury AREA B AREA C James DeFeo • James Doiron Charles Kelley • James LaCroix Joseph Murray • Elizabeth Philbin AREA D Thomas Antonino • Robert Butler Joseph Coppinger • Gregory Lynch Daniel McCarthy • James Moccia AREA E Robert Boyle • Daniel Byrne Lawrence Calderone Angel Figueroa • Arthur McCarthy William Moran • Anthony Moussalli Paul Nee • Paula Sutherland AREA F IDENT. UNIT – Peter Cazeau DRUG UNIT – Jack Rogers YVSF – Emanuel Canuto Michael Paradis SCHOOL POLICE – Heather MacKenzie BIKE UNIT – Mike McManus M.O.P. Otis Harewood • Richard Stanton 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 MASTERS AT ARMS Kevin Ford • Mike Murphy Jeffrey Tobin Gerard Boyce Winston DeLeon • Paul Downey Billy Flippin William Shaw PAID DETAILS Joseph Ruka PAXCENTURION Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc. Boston Emergency Medical Technicians Luis Anjos • Daniel MacIsaac Richie McCormack • Israel Marrero Steve Parham • Kevin Rooney Being Thankful this Christmas 3 The Night Before Christmas 6 Congratulations to President-Elect Trump 11 Tough times ahead for rank-and-file BPD 13 For God, Country and Flag 21 Mass. Mental Health treatment crisis “dumped and blamed” on first responders 22 & 23 9/11: Fifteen years later 24 & 25 Softball goes down to the wire 30 - 32 Boston Police vs. Boston Bruins Alumni and Friends Hockey a great success! 34 - 36 RETIRED PATROLMEN’S DIVISION 295 Freeport Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02122-3513 Phone: 617-989-BPPA (2772) • Fax: 617-989-2779 • www.bppa.org 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.