Boston Municipal Police

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The Boston Municipal Police (Munis or BMP), a defunct police agency, had the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation on and within city owned properties of the City of Boston Massachusetts.

1 History
2 Juristiction
3 Merger
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

The formal founding date of the Boston Municipal Police is 1979. The department was formed by the city so the then Public Facilities Department (now the city's Property Management Department) could have a fully functional police force. It was disbanded on January 1, 2007.

[edit] Juristiction

The Municipal police had juristicion city wide and were sworn Special Police Officers with full police powers. Their main concentration was anything authorized by the Police Commissioner. Some examples of that include the following city owned assets:

Boston Police Department Property
Boston Redevelopment Authority Property
Community Schools Property and Employees
Community Centers Property and Employees
Economic Development and Industrial Corporation (EDIC) Property and Employees
Inspectional Services Department Property and Employees
Library Department Property and Employees
Property Management and Construction Property and Employees
Neighborhood Development Property and Employees
The Boston School Department
The City of Boston Cemeteries
The City’s Parks and Recreation Facilities and Employees

[edit] Merger

In Mid-2006, Mayor Thomas M. Menino organized a merger of the Boston Police and the Boston Municipal police. This prompted protest from the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association. The BPPA felt that the "Munis" were under trained and should not have been merged with the BPD. This is in contrary to the fact that all Municipal Police Officers have the same exact training as Boston Police Officers. Up to 60% of Municipal Police Officers have graduated from the Boston Police Academy. Despite the BPPA's objections, the Muni's who passed a vigorous background check, medical & psychological exam, as well as a physical agilty test were transferred to the Boston Police Department December 31, 2006. There were only 31 who were transferred to the BPD. On January 1, 2007, the rest of the Muni's were either laid off or transferred to the city's Municipal Protective Service, which provides unarmed security to City Hall.