The Boston Police Department is mourning the recent death of an active-duty detective.
Detective Bruce W. Higgins, Jr. passed away on Sunday, the department announced Tuesday.
Higgins was first appointed to the Boston Police Department in 1998 as a cadet, later graduating from the Boston Police Academy as an officer in 2004. He was later rated a detective in 2012 and assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force in 2013, where he was assigned until his passing…