PAX Centurion - Spring 2019

Page 4 • PAX CENTURION • Spring 2019 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 JULY 29, 2019. 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 Volume 48, No. 1 • Readership 125,000 Spring 2019 Michael F. Leary, President Christopher J. Broderick, Vice President James B. Moccia, Secretary Robert P. Colburn, Treasurer BOARD OF EDITORS Christopher J. Broderick, Executive Editor James W. Carnell, Managing Editor Robert E. Anthony, BPPA Historian Michael MacNeil, President Sharon Cintolo, Vice President EMS Officers Marc Steeves, Secretary Matthew Anderson, Treasurer Thomas Binnall, Chief Steward BPPA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Nation’s First Police Department Union Printworks AREA A Timothy Callahan • Matthew Carey James Carnell • Karl Dugal Kevin Golden • Peter Garabedian Stephen McKunes • Matthew Morris Vaden Scantlebury AREA B AREA C Sherry Dellascio • Charles Kelley James LaCroix • Rich McNeill Joseph Murray • Lawrence Welch AREA D Thomas Antonino • Joseph Coppinger Joseph Hynes • Daniel McCarthy James Moccia • Kevin Peckham AREA E Daniel Byrne • Lawrence Calderone Arthur McCarthy • Frederick Mendes Anthony Moussalli • Paul Nee Shawn Roberts • Lisa Venus Ryan Wilson AREA F CSRU – Peter Cazeau DRUG UNIT – David Malcolm YVSF – Diamantino Araujo Michael Paradis SCHOOL POLICE – Heather MacKenzie BIKE UNIT – Mike McManus M.O.P. Otis Harewood • Jamie Pietroski BUILDING SECURITY John Conway • Curtis Carroll Edward Curley ACADEMY / RANGE EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT HARBOR Joseph Matthews E.S.U. Richard Diaz • Michael Fayles HEADQUARTERS K-9 John Harrington • Shawn O’Neil MASTERS AT ARMS Chris Colby • Mike Murphy Jeffrey Tobin Paul Downey • Richard Estrella Gregory McCormick Jay Connolly • Billy Flippin Richard Withington PAID DETAILS Joseph Ruka PAXCENTURION Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc. Boston Emergency Medical Technicians Luis Anjos • Michael Fanning Daniel MacIsaac • Joseph McDonough Steve Parham • Kevin Rooney Representing your best interests! 3 Let’s showcase our great police work! 8 Pleading for an end to “victory parades” 8 Terrible losses from 2018 19 “Community Policing, Rightly Understood” 24 Decency, Civility, Respect: Are the all gone? 25 Boston EMS Corner 26 - 29 Celebrating our retirees 32 - 37 First BPPA “Wellness Fair” a great success 45 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.