Jeremiah J. Hurley, Jr.

Boston Police Department — Roxbury Crossing, MA

Felonious

End of Watch October 28, 1991

Age 50

Tour of Duty 23 yrs

Badge 1772

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 105

Incident

Police Officer Jeremiah Hurley was killed while investigating a call regarding a suspicious package at 39 Eastbourne Street. During the investigation the package exploded, killing him and wounding the other officer on the scene. The bomb had been attached to the bottom of a car and fell off in the driveway. The bomb builder was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, but that conviction was overturned and he was re-sentenced in 2007 to serve 37 years. In August of 2008, a federal appeals court reinstated the life sentence. Officer Hurley had served with the Boston Police Department for 23 years and was assigned to the Bomb Squad.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two daughters, two stepsons, and two grandchildren.

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Tributes

23 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Hurley gave the Boston Police Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Hurley.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Boston Police Department

Location Roxbury Crossing, MA

Platform Identity bpd.suffolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 28, 1991

Tour of Duty 23 yrs

Age 50

Badge Number 1772

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Explosives; Bomb

Offender Sentenced to life

Officer Jeremiah J. Hurley, Jr. is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MA, 199 of 469 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.4% of this state's fallen. That is 11.8 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Boston Police Department, 45 of 106 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.5% of this agency's fallen.

Boston Police Department

of 106 officers

42.5% Felonious

MA — Statewide

199

of 469 officers

42.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious