Robert diGrazia

Robert Joseph diGrazia (February 24, 1928 – April 26, 2018) was an American police officer who served as Commissioner of the Boston Police Department from 1972 to 1976.

Biography diGrazia grew up in San Francisco, where he graduated from Galileo High School. In his late teens, he served 21 months in the United States Coast Guard and then briefly attended City College of San Francisco followed by night classes at the University of San Francisco.

diGrazia worked as a police officer in Novato, California, from 1961 to 1969, diGrazia was named commissioner of the Boston Police Department in October 1972 by Boston mayor Kevin White and took office the following month. he left his role in Boston the following month. He subsequently worked as a law enforcement consultant and expert witness.

diGrazia earned an Associate of Arts from Michigan State University (1966) and a Bachelor of Arts from Boston College (c. 1975). He died in 2018, aged 90. He had been married twice and was survived by his second wife, two sons, two daughters, and three step-daughters.