Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police
The Second Edition of the History of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police web site is a work on process. Rather then having several subjects on one page I have given them their own page. If a page you liked was deleted that was because there were few hits on that page. All of the work on this web site was done by me, a non I.T. / P.C. literate learn as you go, old school cop. When I came on the job we used "TYPEWRITERS" and carried Revolvers, (the guns that don't eject shell cases :) So please excuse my imperfections with this site but please feel free to inform me of any errors so that I may correct them. Also keep in mind that I am NOT a member of the M.P.D.C. so there most likely will be errors. This is part of the reason for the change in the site. This new design should make it much easier for me to locate and correct mistakes. Thank you for your understanding...
Although the M.P.D. have not given me their blessing with this site, several members have helped me correct errors and provided me with photographs. The overall majority are retired members who I am in contact with. I will always do my best to keep politics out of this site. However, Washington D.C. being our countries capitol city this is sometimes hard to avoid. As a non-member of the M.P.D. I have and will make mistakes. All I am asking for is truthful and historical information to be placed into this web site for the public to learn from. I hope you now have a better understanding of why a Foxboro Police Officers passion is a department other then his own......
BlackSheep Productions 2009
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I adopted this logo after coming across it at the end of a long - long day working on the site. I actually thought I was looking in a mirror. The only difference were the empty beer bottles I had next to me - lol. That's when I realized I wasn't looking at myself. I am a former member of the motorcycle clubs Leathernecks M.C. and the Iron Pigs M.C. In both clubs my road name was Black Sheep. I am called this because I speak my mind. If I believe something is wrong you will know it - regardless of the personal cost. In May of the year 2009 I published the first edition of this site. The second being June of 2011, I hope you enjoy it as I have put thousands of hours into it.
Respectfully,
Chuck Gallagher
USMC 1979 - 83
Easton Police - 1987 - 90
MBTA Transit Police (Boston) 1991 - 95
Foxborough Police 1995 - Present
Motorcycle Officer and Background Investigator
My wife and I, Cancun 2011
I have been gifted with the opportunity to visit 27 countries in this small world of ours. Cancun is the most relaxing for me and England is the most entertaining
INTRODUCTION
The most common question I get asked is: " Why do you research the M.P.D. and not your own agency ? "
First, I have done my own. I am on a small department in Foxboro MA. of 30 officers and what could be done has been,(see middle of page). I had also done a lot of research for the Transit Police in Boston when I worked there. That information was passed along to another member from there when I switched to the Foxboro Police some 17 years ago this October.
The next thing I tell folks is I was once a Civil War buff and I am a collector of M.P.D. Police Memorabilia. Once I discovered the mound of history that the M.P.D. had I was drawn in. When I found out that there was a Police Officer assigned to Ford Theatre that went missing on the night President Lincoln was killed, I WAS HOOKED. It's really that simple. When I was at Gettysburg years ago I was amazed at being able to walk along the same grounds our Civil War soldiers did 150 years earlier. When I walked through the Tower of London and then tossed down several pints of Guinness at the House of Parliament in England I was awed . I see the M.P.D. Police history the same way, it's like stepping back in time.
When I get drawn into something like this I follow through until I think I have done all that I can. With the M.P.D. I don't think I will never get to that point, there is just to much out there..
The Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police have no involvement with this web site. I do not say that out of disrespect but rather responsibility. I am responsible for the information provided on this site and any errors on it. My information has been gained through the internet, several retired officers, books I have read as well as research at the Library of Congress. My motivation behind this site is to pass along the history of the M.P.D. to anyone interested
If you have any further questions as to why I do this site PLEASE !
After a years worth of fund raising I managed to collect enough donations to pay for this Foxboro Police Memorial.
I designed this piece to compliment the Firefighters memorial on the opposite side of the common. It was dedicated during Police week.
To the LEFT is the lobby of the Foxboro Public Safety Building. I set up the display showing our first patch, badge and photographs that have been collected.
To the RIGHT is a photograph of Officer Fred Pettee who was killed while backing up the State Police in Foxboro in 1934. I was able to locate his badge and display it along with his photo.
In the photo to the LEFT are photos from the 1930 era
To the RIGHT is our first patch,(blue on black) and our first badge. The badge was made for our first officer - the, IRISH Chief of Police who was hired to manage all of the issues with the Irish workers in town...
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Inside the lobby is the entrance to a community room known as "The McGinty Room" this room is dedicated to Mr McGinty who was murdered as he was at work in New York City on September 11th, 2001 in one of the two towers. Mr McGinty and his family resided in Foxboro at the time of 9-11.
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Some of my accomplishments on my own department
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What's Going On With The M.P.D. In 2012
The story of the Occupods........Moved to "2010 to Present" page.
*****However here are the current activities*****
Here are 159 minor things D.C. officers can arrest you for
By Mike DeBonis
An outtake from the recent controversy over expired-tag arrests: One of the reasons the District’s erstwhile policy was both objectionable and little-noticed is that police officers had discretion over whether or not to arrest a driver whose registration had lapsed.
Expired tags, as it happens, were just one of 160 misdemeanor offenses where officers can choose either to take offenders into custody or to write them what is essentially a glorified ticket.
The full list can be perused in a Metropolitan Police Department document issued in December 2005 outlining the proper procedure for issuing such a “violation citation,” or Form 61D. (It’s online as part of a trove of official department documents released to the nonprofit Partnership for Civil Justice in 2009.)
The list contains a number of other small-bore offenses that you might not realize can land you in jail — stuff like operating a radar detector, storing building materials in an alley, climbing a street lamp, leaving your dog’s excrement untended, or digging for fishing bait in Rock Creek Park.
Metropolitan Police officers are allowed to let violators off if they have “reason to believe that the violator will not cause injury to persons or damage to property, and will make an appearance in answer to the citation.” (Officers in other departments also issue 61Ds, but might have different procedures for doing so.)
The offender has 15 days to report to a police station, where they can choose to contest the charge in court or forfeit their right to a court date if they agree to forfeit some money, too.
According to police union chairman Kris Baumann, the list is “still good as near as we can tell” and was included in a list of active department directives as recently as August. I have queried the police department on whether any offenses should be added or subtracted and, if so, will update.
Herewith, the list:
TRAFFIC
Allow Operation W/ Improper Tags
Apportioned Tags Violations
Colliding With Pedestrian
Display Expired Tags [repealed by D.C. Council]
Fail To Exhibit Permit
Fail To Exhibit Registration
Fail To Give Right Of Way To Pedestrian
Fail To Identify Self-Pedestrian
Improper Use Of Dealer Tags
Radar Detection Device
Towing — Failure to Clear Accident Debris
Towing — Failure to Display License Properly
Towing — Failure to Inform DPW of Public Tow
Towing — Failure to Mark Tow Truck Properly
Towing — Failure to Permit Proper Inspection
Towing — Failure to Provide “Owner Bill of Rights”
Towing — Initiating Private Tow Without Written Consent
Towing — No Towing Control Number
Towing — Operating a Storage Lot Without a License
Towing — Operating Without a Valid Towing License
Towing — Other Offense Not Specifically Identified
Towing — Unauthorized Removal of Accident Vehicle
Towing — Unauthorized Towing Service At Accident
Towing — Unlawful Deposit of Inoperable Vehicle
Towing — Unlawful Scanner
Towing — Unlawful Towing from Private Property
Towing — Unsafe Towing
Towing — Unsecured Storage Lot
NON-TRAFFIC
Advert. Mat. — Scattered
Animals — Other than Dogs at Large
Auctioneers
Barbed Wire Fences — Public Space
Bees within 500 ft. of Human Habitation
Builders — Building Material on Roadway
Builders — Building Material Stored in Alleys
Builders — Fail to Place Light on Obstruction of Roadway/Sidewalk
Builders — Failure to Store Building Materials on Private Property
Builders — Use of Public Space without Permit
Construction Code Violations
Dangerous Object on Street/Sewer
Deface Public Footway/Roadway
Distribute Handbills — Public Space
Dogs — At Large
Dogs - Disturbing the Peace
Dogs - Maintain Collar
Dogs - Menacing People
Dogs - Unleashed
Dogs - Private Property
Dogs - Vaccination Required
Dogs - Vaccination Tag Required
Dogs - Excrement on Public/Private Property
Expired Commission - Campus Sec. Officer
Expired Commission - Special Pol. Officer
Failure to Obey Order to Remedy Dangerous Condition
False Alarm
Fire Code - Failure to Obey Order (generally)
Fireworks - Deliver 12H
Fireworks - Discharge
Fireworks - Possession
Fireworks - Sell
Fishing - By Other than Rod Hook and Line 12H
Fishing - Commercial Fishing 12H
Fishing - Digging for Bait in Rock Creek Park 12H
Fishing - Dip Net Exceeding Size
Fishing - Exceeding Limit for Species
Fishing - Failure to Attach License Number to Eel Trap
Fishing - Failure to Check Eel Trap
Fishing - Failure to Display a Fishing License
Fishing - Fishing with Seine or Cast Net
Fishing - Fishing Without a License
Fishing - More than 2 Hooks Per Line
Fishing - More than 3 Lines
Fishing - Net Fishing in Rock Creek Park
Fishing - Operating in Excess of 5 Eel Traps
Fishing - Poss. Species with Size Limit Head/Tail Removed
Fishing - Possession of Endangered/Threatened Species
Fishing - Possession of Undersized Fish
Fishing - Take/Catch/Possess Striped Bass/Hybrid Striped Bass (Out of Season)
Fishing - Taking Catching or Possessing Sturgeon
Fishing - With Snag Hook
Fowls Without Permit
Harbor Regs - Accident Fail to Assist
Harbor Regs - Accident Fail to Report Personal Injury
Harbor Regs - Accident Fail to Report Property Damage
Harbor Regs - Accident Identify Self & Vessel
Harbor Regs - Canoe Safety Fail to Instruct
Harbor Regs - Entering Diving Area
Harbor Regs - Entering Restricted Area
Harbor Regs - Fail to comply with Fed Anchor Light regs
Harbor Regs - Fail to Give Harbor Master Change Name/Address
Harbor Regs - Fail to Obtain Permit for Marine Event
Harbor Regs - Fail to Provide Equipment Livery Boat
Harbor Regs - Fail to Yield for Emergency Vessel
Harbor Regs - Failure to Comply with Navigation Rules
Harbor Regs - Failure to Comply Equipment Standards
Harbor Regs - Failure to Register Vessel
Harbor Regs - Failure to Wear Flotation Device -Operator & Person under 18
Harbor Regs - Flotation Device - Suff. Number Approved Suitable Accessible
Harbor Regs - Flotation Device Children under 13
Harbor Regs - Hazardous Condition/Fail to Correct
Harbor Regs - ID Number- Give or Display
Harbor Regs - Land Amphibian Craft Without Permission
Harbor Regs - Livery Fail to Keep Records
Harbor Regs - Minor Operate Without Certificate
Harbor Regs - Minor-Rent boat to
Harbor Regs - Mooring Buoy-Place or Fail to Remove
Harbor Regs - Muffler- Improper
Harbor Regs - Navigation Lights -Improper Display
Harbor Regs - Negligent Operation
Harbor Regs - Noise
Harbor Regs - Obstructing Channel
Harbor Regs - Obstructing Docks
Harbor Regs - Operation without Boating Safety Certificate
Harbor Regs - Polluting Waters
Harbor Regs - Speed
Harbor Regs - Sunken Vessel Fail to Notify Harbor Master
Harbor Regs - Sunken Vessel Fail to Raise After Notification
Harbor Regs - Tie to Bridge or Seawall
Harbor Regs - Tie to Buoy
Harbor Regs - Tie to Navigation Aid
Harbor Regs - Validation Sticker - Fail to Obtain
Harbor Regs - Validation Sticker- Fail to Display
Harbor Regs - Violation of Water Contact/Water Sport Regs.
Harbor Regs - Fail to Notify Transfer/Destr./Theft/Abandon./Recovery/Doc.
Housing Code Violations
Photographer Violations
Photographer - More than 5 minutes at location
Poster - Lewd
Public Sewer, Misuse of
Public Sewers Inflammable Liquids
Public Space Obligations of Owners and Abutting Space
Public Space Selling Vehicles
Public Space Soliciting Employment
Public Space Soliciting Passengers
Public Space Storing Merchandise
Public Space Wet Paint/Other Substance without Warning Device
Public Toilets - Misconduct
Rodent Control
Sale of Cigarettes to a Minor
Second Hand Dealer - Failure to Keep Article Time Required
Second Hand Dealer - Failure to Keep Records Time Required
Snow Removal Railroad Track
Street Lamps - Climbing
Street Lamps - Damage or Break
Street Lamps - Hitching Animals to
Street Lamps - Signs or Ads
Taxi Violations - Loitering
Tent / Temporary Abode Regulation Violation
Transp. Manure
Transp. Trash
Transportation of Materials Improper
Unlicensed Driving Instructor
Unlicensed Parking Lot
Vending - Cry out
Vending - Improper Vending Vehicle
Vending - Longer than Necessary
Vending - Restricted Area
Vending - Restricted Hrs.
Vending - Vending without a License
Water Regulations, Violation of
Happy Saint Patrick's Day
A children's playground in northeast D.C. was behind crime tape on Tuesday morning after an overnight police-involved shooting that left one dead.
Police said the suspected gunman had been walking down the middle of the street and randomly firing at the houses.
D.C. police went to the Clay Terrace neighborhood near the Prince George's County border around 7 p.m. Monday, after reports of multiple shots fired.
Police Chief Cathy Lanier, who visited the scene on Monday night, said that an initial caller indicated a man was walking down Clay Terrace firing at houses and apartment buildings.
Chief Lanier said a subsequent caller told authorities that the man appeared to be under the influence of PCP.
The suspected gunman continued shooting when officers arrived on the scene, the chief said, leading officers to in turn shoot the suspect.
"Officers gave commands for the gunman to drop the gun," Lanier said. "He did not. The officers fired their weapons at the suspect and he went down. They immediately went to where the suspect was and began to administer CPR."
Lanier said that it was unclear if any residents had been injured or what damage was done in the shooting, although no officers were hurt. She did say the suspect, who was known to police, fired multiple shots, shooting "for a period of time."
The suspect died of his wounds. Four officers were involved in the shooting. Police will continue the investigation during the daylight hours at the scene.
D.C. DISTRICT 6 OFFICERS INVOLVED SHOOTING - ALL OFFICERS INVOLVED ARE SAFE..
December 2012
MAN IN D.C. SHOOTING IS IDENTIFIED
The Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday identified a 20-year-old man fatally shot by police officers.
Officers shot Michael Ezekel Epps of Windsor Mill, Md., after they responded to the 5300 block of Clay Terrace in Northeast around 7 p.m. Monday and saw him firing a gun. Police said Mr. Epps did not respond to orders to drop his weapon and the officers fired.
The four officers involved have not been publically named by the department and have been placed on administrative leave with pay, MPD spokeswoman Gwendolyn Crump said.
Police initially said they responded to a report of a man who was high on PCP firing a gun in the Clay Terrace neighborhood, however, Ms. Crump said police are awaiting toxicology results to determine whether Mr. Epps was under the influence of any drugs.
Protesters vow return after Occupy DC sweep, ( February 5th, 2012)
( When the article mentions police they are speaking of the Park Police unless they point out the M.P.D.)
Police dismantled a bastion of the Occupy movement in Washington DC, but activists vowed Sunday to return, as their message of economic equality lives on as a key theme in the presidential election campaign.
After a day-long raid Saturday, police took apart sections of the tent colony near the White House. Sanitation crews in white overalls, backed with forklifts and garbage trucks, swept up the belongings left over from the months-long protest.Authorities had enforced a no-camping rule at the McPherson Square encampment in downtown Washington, prompting some protesters to spend the night at nearby park Freedom Plaza -- though this too was subject to the same rules. "Any time you see an occupation getting torn down they come back stronger. We'll come back -- absolutely we'll come back stronger," vowed protester Sam Mellot. The issues raised by protests on income equality and big-business influence on politics, which sprung up with the original Occupy Wall Street site in New York in September, have reverberated around US politics and taken on particular resonance ahead of the November general election.
President Barack Obama has described battling income equality and maintaining the American dream as "the defining issue of our time," as protesters have sought to push Democrats to take action.
Leading candidates for the Republican nomination have all been met at rallies in the early voting states by "Occupy" protesters calling on them, likewise, to address the issue.
On Sunday, meanwhile, authorities in the US capital continued what they called "nuisance abatement activities" at Freedom Plaza, making sure protesters complied with regulations against camping -- defined as use of park land for "sleeping activities." Tents were allowed at the site only if they were empty of personal belongings. Protesters denounced what they called "excessively forceful eviction," and gathered to discuss the movement's direction after the raid. "This occupation is far from over. They can't evict an idea whose time has come," said a statement posted on the organizing website occupydc.org.
In total 11 people were arrested Saturday, four for assaulting police officers, including one taken into custody for hitting and injuring an officer with a brick, and seven for disobeying orders to clear out, or for crossing police lines, a park police spokesman told AFP. The new no-camping regulations were brought in after Washington authorities deemed the situation at the park unsuitable on health and safety grounds, citing the presence of rats.
On Sunday morning the clean-up crew jumped at the sight of a scurrying rodent -- "rat!" they cried as the small animal scrambled under their feet. Asked how many rats they'd found since clean-up began, one of the crew told AFP "hundreds."
Demonstrators in Washington are an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, a leaderless campaign that kicked off in September in New York against economic inequality and corporate power. Occupy DC took root in McPherson Square -- in the heart of the K Street lobbying district -- on October 1, swelling over time to around 100 tents that included a library, a cafeteria, and a medical clinic.
While the original Occupy Wall Street site in New York and other encampments fell in the face of evictions, protesters in Washington hung on, partly due to the National Park Service bending its no-camping rules and classifying the protest as "a 24-hour vigil."
