Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The suspect is also accused of kidnapping and intimidation.
A Cranston man is in custody following a reported rape early Saturday morning at Mary's Motor Lodge in Seekonk. The incident involved multiple victims of multiple crimes, Seekonk Police Capt. Craig Mace wrote in an email to Seekonk Patch. Police arrived at the scene shortly after 12 a.m. following a call by a "female reporting being assaulted," according to the police log. The 59-year-old Cranston man was arrested on suspicion of rape, assault and battery, assault with a dangerous weapon, intimidation of a witness and threat to commit a crime. One woman was taken to Sturdy Memorial Hospital, according to the police log. A 19-year-old woman who was at the motel was arrested on a warrant. It is not clear if she was the same woman who was …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The Board of Selectmen's agenda includes a vote for the next chief and to set the installation ceremony.
No suspense is expected tonight when the Seekonk Board of Selectmen vote to appoint the next police chief. It is the town's worst-kept secret that selectmen determined behind closed doors two weeks ago that the department's second-in-command, Capt. Craig Mace, would be promoted to the top post. The agenda for tonight's meeting states selectmen will vote for a new chief and specifics on the installation ceremony. Mace will replace Ronald Charron, who will retire March 15 after serving more than three decades on the Seekonk Police Department. He has been the chief since 2006. Various sources told Seekonk Patch that selectmen voted to promote Mace two weeks ago behind closed doors during an executive session that followed the public portion …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Word on the street is a new chief has already been chosen behind closed doors.
Board of Selectmen Chair Francis Cavaco said a vote would take place at next week's meeting in open session on the hiring of a police chief to replace Ronald Charron, who will retire March 15. Cavaco would not say if that vote would be to hire a replacement or to determine a selection process. Various sources told Seekonk Patch a vote took place last week during executive session to hire Capt. Craig Mace for the job. "All I'm going to say is that a vote will take place at the Jan. 23 meeting," said Cavaco in an interview Monday with Patch. Charron said at last week's selectmen meeting that Mace should be appointed as his replacement, and that there was no reason to seek a person from outside the department. Mace is ranked second on the …
The board should not meet in secret to select a police chief.
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Tuesday, January 15
The Jan. 11 issue of The Sun Chronicle reported the Seekonk Selectmen met in executive session last Wednesday and chose a new permanent police chief without advertising the opening, searching for other qualified candidates or seeking community involvement. What is the damn hurry to choose a new chief? Past practice has always been to appoint an interim police chief until a search committee could be selected and dozens of candidates could be interviewed. Seekonk has previously sought assistance from the Massachusetts Municipal Association, advertised in professional journals and used head hunters to select the best qualified individual. Pamela Nolan, Seekonk's town administrator, has done our entire community a significant disservice by not…
Saturday, January 12, 2013
There was a warrant for the woman's arrest in Fall River.
A Fall River woman is in custody after she was arrested early Friday morning in Seekonk on a bank robbery warrant. The robbery took place in Fall River. Chelsea Cote, 20, was arrested at a local motel after the Seekonk Police Department received a call for service, Lt. Frank John told Seekonk Patch. She was taken to Morton Hospital in Taunton to be checked out and then was transferred to Taunton District Court. Cote has been arrested multiple times, including last year in Portsmouth, R.I. on suspicion of possessing oxycodone and giving a false name to police.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Ronald Charron will retire in March.
If it were up to Seekonk Police Chief Ronald Charron, his second-in-command Capt. Craig Mace would replace him in March when he retires. Charron made this recommendation to the Board of Selectmen at the Wednesday night meeting. Town Administrator Pam Nolan said she supported the recommendation. The board discussed the matter during an executive session that followed the public portion of the meeting. "There's absolutely no reason why we should go outside of the department," Charron told Seekonk Patch after the meeting. "[Mace] is my left-hand and right-hand man. He's eminently qualified. He's intelligent and has integrity. He's been involved in running this department for seven years." Charron, who joined the department in 1981 and has …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
A vehicle with two suspects was traveling in excess of 80 mph in a 35-mph zone.
Two Providence men are in custody following a reported high-speed pursuit Wednesday night that began in Rhode Island and ended in Seekonk with the suspects' vehicle crashing onto its side, followed by an on-foot chase. Seekonk Patrol Officer Fred Paquin and Detective Charles Mello were positioned nearby when a Nissan Maxima, driven by 23-year-old Dashan Hodge with 19-year-old Shaquille Cooper in a passenger seat, entered the town from Rhode Island on Warren Avenue at about 11:15 p.m. while being pursued by Barrington police officers, according to a press release from the Seekonk Police Department. The vehicle was reported stolen and the men were suspected of carrying a stolen pistol and having been involved in a house break-in earlier in …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
A convoy of hundreds of police officers left Burlington this morning to visit a young boy with cancer in Virginia.
Members of the Seekonk Police Department joined hundreds today to visit a young boy in Virginia with cancer. Hundreds of police officers from departments around New England, organized by the Burlington Police Department, left the Burlington Mall early this morning to caravan hundreds of miles to help make the Christmas wish of young boy battling cancer come true. The boy is Nathan Norman, who, as reported on New Milford Patch, was diagnosed with brain cancer three years ago. Nathan lives with his family in Rustburg, Virginia. Like most little boys, Nathan loves to watch cops, firemen and EMT's speed to calls in shiny cars and trucks —sirens blaring and lights flashing —making no stops as they race to save people. This Christmas, Nathan …
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
A convoy of hundreds of police officers left Burlington this morning to visit a young boy with cancer in Virginia.
Three members of the Seekonk Police Department joined a convoy of police cruisers Wednesday that is headed to Virginia to grant the Christmas wish of a young boy who is battling cancer. First responders from throughout New England are included in the convoy, which was organized by the Burlington Police Department. The participants from Seekonk are Officers Eric Chalifoux and Shaun Kelley and Detective Thomas Hedrick. The boy is Nathan Norman, a 6-year-old who was diagnosed with brain cancer three years ago. He lives with his family in Rustburg, Va. Nathan's Christmas wish is to receive as many cards, letters and patches as possible from police officers, firefighters and EMTs—people who are his heroes. The first responders gathered not …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Doctors say Nathan Norman has only 18 months left to live. He is 6 years old.
(UPDATED Wednesday, Dec. 19, 5:14 p.m.) Police officers from around the state are headed to Virginia today to deliver cards to Nathan Norman. You can follow them at the Wellesley Police Department site at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/beta-test-channel) Nathan Norman is only 6 years old, but for more than half his life he has had to deal with a cruel disease—cancer. Three years ago, the Rustburg, Va. boy developed a brain tumor, of which 55 percent was removed through an operation. Later, an inoperable tumor was found on his spinal cord. Doctors say he has 18 months left to live. This story of unbelievable sadness has some moments of happiness. Nathan's Christmas wish is to receive as many cards, letters and patches as possible from …
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