Retired

Editors note: The following articles are written by Sergeant Detective Herb Spellman retired Vice President of the BPDBS. This series is entitled "Let me tell you a Story"

Some history of the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society

Part 1..  It was March 23, l979 and the first meeting of all the detectives in the Boston police department was held at Florian Hall, Hallet st, Dorchester., only 3 detectives were missing.  

After some discussion it was a motion from the floor that we form our own social organization. we put a set of officers in place pending a formal election in May of l979. And we were still members of the B.P.P.A. We appointed Detective Robert Chenette of the Organized Crime Unit as our first president. Detective Donald Varnerin of the Intelligence Unit as our first vice president, both now deceased  Detective Jack Mc Cormack of the Vice Control Unit as our Treasurer  and Detective Eddie  Miller of the Suffolk County District Attorneys office to be our secretary.

Our first Board of Directors were Detective Frank Sheehan of District 4 , Detective Stephen Murphy of the Drug Control Unit, Detective Richard Driscoll of District 4, Detective Salvatore DeLuca of District 3 ,Detective Joseph Carr of the identification Section.and Detective Robert Cunningham of the Tactical Patrol Force. All are now deceased except Steve Murphy.

We were registered with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and our address was P.O. Box 320, in Jamaica Plain .

Next article The May 2, l979 election. (coming soon)

December 23, 1981
Governor Ed King (seated), signs Mass General Law 150E, which defines members of the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society as “Professional Employees.”

 

Left to right: Attorney Mike Muse, The late Dan Mahoney, First President BPDBS, State Representative Jim Brett, Dorchester, State Representative Tom Finneran, Mattapan, The late Representative Kevin Fitzgerald, Mission Hill, The Late Detective Bob Chennette, Organized Crime, State Representative Michael Flaherty, South Boston, The late Detective Dave Driscoll, District 4, The Late Detective Tom Connolly from area A-1, The late Detective Frank Sheehan, District 4, The late Detective Dick Driscoll, Headquarters, Retired Detective Mal Maloney, E-5, Retired Detective (Former Deputy) Willis Saunders Jr., Vice Control Unit