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Burlington Police and Schools Partner to Bring National School Safety Speakers to Teacher Development Day

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Burlington Police Department
Michael R. Kent
Chief of Police
45 Center Street
Burlington, MA 01803
www.bpd.org

For Immediate Release

Friday, March. 15, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Burlington Police and Schools Partner to Bring National School Safety Speakers to Teacher Development Day

BURLINGTON — Chief Michael Kent and Superintendent Eric Conti are pleased to share that the Burlington Police Department and Burlington Public Schools partnered earlier this week to hold a staff development day for educators featuring two nationally renowned school safety speakers.

On Monday, March 11, every educator in the Burlington Public School district, along with custodial and clerical staff members, attended a staff development day at Burlington High School that focused on school safety. Members of the Burlington Police and Fire Departments also attended the event.

Alissa Parker, who lost her daughter Emilie in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, and Frank DeAngelis, the retired principal of Columbine High School, spoke at the event. Parker and DeAngelis are both speakers for Safe and Sound Schools, an organization founded by the parents who lost children in the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting. Safe and Sound Schools works to keep students safe by supporting crisis prevention and response initiatives. The group also helps schools recovering from tragedy.

Parker and DeAngelis both shared their personal stories at the staff development day, and also offered their own insights on how communities can work to respond to and recover from similar emergencies.

DeAngelis is also a speaker for the I Love U Guys Foundation, a group that has created school emergency response procedures including the Standard Response Protocol and the Standard Reunification Method. The Standard Response Protocol offers four action based responses for schools to take in the event of an emergency: lockout, lockdown, evacuate, and shelter. The Standard Reunification Method is a procedure that gives educators the tools to ensure that students are reunited with a parent or guardian in the event of an emergency.

“It was incredibly powerful to listen to Alissa Parker and Frank DeAngelis share their stories, and their thoughts on how communities can work together to prevent disaster, prepare to act in the event of a tragedy, and recover,” Chief Kent said. “School safety is of the utmost importance to us all at the Burlington Police Department and at Burlington Public Schools, and it was an inspiring learning experience for us all to hear their remarks.”

Partial funding for the program was donated by Oracle. Presentations by Parker and DeAngelis were funded by the Burlington Police Department.

“Burlington Public Schools has a great partnership with the Burlington Police Department, and together we have undertaken a comprehensive series of initiates to keep students and staff safe at school,” Superintendent Conti said. “Monday’s school safety day was incredibly insightful, and the ideas the Alissa Parker and Frank DeAngelis shared with us were incredibly helpful and valuable moving forward.”

For more information on the Burlington Police Department’s collaboration with Burlington Public Schools to promote school safety, click here.

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Burlington Police Department Appoints Two New Officers

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Burlington Police Department
Michael R. Kent
Chief of Police
45 Center Street
Burlington, MA 01803
www.bpd.org

For Immediate Release

Monday, March. 11, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Burlington Police Department Appoints Two New Officers

BURLINGTON — Chief Michael Kent is pleased to announce that two new Burlington Police officers were appointed at Monday’s Board of Selectmen meeting.

Left-to-right: Chief Michael Kent, Officer Renoel Amagawin Jr., Officer Jacob DeSantis and Deputy Chief Thomas P. Browne. (Courtesy Photo)
Left-to-right: Chief Michael Kent, Officer Renoel Amagawin Jr., Officer Jacob DeSantis and Deputy Chief Thomas P. Browne. (Courtesy Photo)

Officers Jacob DeSantis and Renoel Amogawin Jr. were appointed by Town Administrator Paul Sagarino at a Board of Selectmen meeting on Monday, March 11 at Town Hall.

Officer DeSantis is a Burlington resident. He graduated from Burlington High School in 2014, and went on to attend the United States Army School of Engineers in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and the Non-Commissioned Officer Academy in Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

DeSantis served in the Army for four years, where he worked as an engineer technical supervisor. His responsibilities included holding multiple leadership positions, demonstrating proper handling of sensitive demolition and ammunition, supervising the construction of government offices in multiple countries, educating and training team members to be technically proficient in all tasks, and he received multiple awards during his service for leadership and good conduct.

Officer Amogawin Jr. is also a Burlington resident, and graduated with a master of arts degree in security studies with a concentration in homeland defense from the University of Massachsetts-Lowell in 2017. The previous year, he obtained a bachelor of science degree in criminal science, with a concentration in homeland security from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. He is also a Burlington High School alumni.

Since 2017, Officer Amogawin has worked as a background investigator for Claims Bureau USA in Woburn. He also previously worked as direct care staff at the North American Family Institute – Lakeside Detention in Stoneham from 2016 to 2017, and was a research assistant at the Center of Terrorism and Security Studies in Lowell between 2016-2017.

“Officers DeSantis and Amogawin have extraordinary backgrounds, and a range of notable skill sets, certifications and areas of expertise that will serve our department well,” Chief Kent said. “It’s a pleasure to see these Burlington natives come back to their hometown after serving their country and pursuing higher education, all in the name of protecting the public.”

Both Officers DeSantis and Amogawin will attend the 26-week police academy beginning in May. After graduating from the program, they will enroll in a 12-week field training program. Upon successful completion of these programs, both officers will be sworn as officers and put on patrol for the Burlington Police Department.

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Burlington Carjacking: Vehicle Located, 4 Juveniles in Custody in Revere

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Burlington Police Department
Michael R. Kent
Chief of Police
45 Center Street
Burlington, MA 01803
www.bpd.org

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Vehicle from Burlington Carjacking Located in Revere, 4 in Custody 

BURLINGTON — Chief Michael Kent reports that the 2018 Audi sedan taken at gunpoint from a resident on Monday evening was recovered after it crashed in Revere early Tuesday morning. Four suspects have been taken into custody by the Revere Police Department.

Burlington Police were notified by Revere that the Audi crashed in that city on Rt. 1A. The four suspects are all male juveniles. Two BB guns were also recovered by police.

Background:

Burlington Police responded to 26 Beacon St., in the parking lot of the Beacon Village apartment community at 7:23 p.m. Monday. Upon arrival, officers met with a visibly shaken adult male who said that he had just pulled into his parking space after arriving home from work and was checking his email on his phone when a man opened the driver’s side door, put a gun in his chest, and forced him from the vehicle. At least three suspects got into the vehicle and sped off. The victim was not physically injured.

This is an active and ongoing investigation. Additional information will be released as it becomes available. 

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Burlington Police Investigating Armed Carjacking

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Burlington Police Department
Michael R. Kent
Chief of Police
45 Center Street
Burlington, MA 01803
www.bpd.org

For Immediate Release

Monday, Feb. 11, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Burlington Police Investigating Armed Carjacking

BURLINGTON — Chief Michael Kent reports that the Burlington Police Department is investigating a carjacking at gunpoint that occurred Monday evening.

Police responded to 26 Beacon St., in the parking lot of the Beacon Village apartment community at 7:23 p.m. Upon arrival, officers met with a visibly shaken adult male who said that he had just pulled into his parking space after arriving home from work and was checking his email on his phone when a man opened the driver’s side door, put a gun in his chest, and forced him from the vehicle.

The victim reported that three black men in their late teens or early 20s got into the vehicle, with the gunman getting into the driver’s seat.

The victim’s keys, wallet and phone were also taken.

The suspects sped away in the victim’s 2018 black Audi A4 sedan with MA License Plate 8GW848. 

Burlington Police put out an alert to surrounding communities, including the Woburn Police Department, as the incident happened near the Woburn line. State Police and Boston Police were also notified.

The victim was not physically injured.

Chief Kent urges members of the public to come forward with any information on this crime.

“This was a brazen, violent and unprovoked attack on an innocent resident,” Chief Kent said. “These types of acts are not common in our community and we have no tolerance for them. We will fully investigate this crime and hope to find those responsible and bring them to justice.”

If anyone has any information on this incident or sees the vehicle in question, they are asked to contact the Burlington Police Department at 781-272-1212.

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