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East Bridgewater Police Officers Complete School Resource Training Program

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East Bridgewater Police Department
Scott Allen, Chief of Police
153 Central St.
East Bridgewater, MA 02333

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

East Bridgewater Police Officers Complete School Resource Training Program

EAST BRIDGEWATER — Chief Scott Allen is pleased to announce that two East Bridgewater Police officers recently completed a School Resource Officer training course.

Last week, East Bridgewater Police Officers Tallitha Connor and Cecelia Cacciatore completed a 40-hour Basic School Resource Officer (SRO) training course hosted by the Norwood Police Department.

Officer Connor has been the department’s full-time SRO since last spring, working on a daily basis within the three schools of the East Bridgewater School District.

This fall, Officer Cacciatore started as an assistant SRO to support Officer Connor, with the future department goal of having a second full-time officer assigned to the school district.

The Basic SRO class was attended by 50 School Resource Officers from across the state. The course covered the tools necessary for being a successful SRO including topics such as school safety and security, SRO roles and responsibilities, the SRO attitude, as well as the laws associated with the SRO position.

SRO course attendees also learned about alternate actions to arrest, the criminal justice system for juveniles, updates on the new Juvenile Justice Crime Reform law, learning about the adolescent brain and understanding the state’s recently recommended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for SRO’s between police departments and school districts.

“Officer Connor and Officer Cacciatore returned to the police department and school district this week better prepared to implement innovative and creative initiatives in collaboration with the district,” Chief Allen said. “With this training, they’ll be able to provide a safer learning environment for the students, staff and visitors of the town’s three schools and strengthen the relationship between police, schools and the community as a whole.”

Officer Connor and Officer Cacciatore have multi-faceted roles within the department, in addition to their SRO duties. Both help coordinate the department’s community policing programs, including citizen and student police academies, attending and participating in community events, while also working on domestic violence cases and support.

Officer Cacciatore is also a Plymouth County Outreach (PCO) substance use disorder outreach team member, helping those struggling with substance use disorders to access pathways to treatment and recovery.

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East Bridgewater Police Arrest and Charge Man with Illegal Possession of Firearm

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East Bridgewater Police Department
Scott Allen, Chief of Police
153 Central St.
East Bridgewater, MA 02333

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

East Bridgewater Police Arrest and Charge Man with Illegal Possession of Firearm

EAST BRIDGEWATER — Chief Scott Allen reports that the East Bridgewater Police Department arrested and charged a man with illegally possessing a gun on Monday.

JOSHUA ZUKOWSKI, AGE 19, OF EAST BRIDGEWATER was charged with:

  • Receiving a Firearm with a Defaced Serial Number
  • Possession of a Firearm Without a FID Card
  • Improper Storage of a Firearm
  • Possession to Distribute a Class D Drug (Marijuana)
  • Possession of a Class D Drug (Marijuana)
  • Possession to Distribute a Class B Drug (LSD)
  • Possession of a Class B Drug (Cocaine)

At approximately 2 p.m. Monday, East Bridgewater Police were dispatched to a home on South Street after receiving a call from family members who were concerned about ZUKOWSKI.

While at the home, a family member gave a loaded handgun to the officers that had been found in ZUKOWKI’S bedroom and requested that it be removed from the home due to safety concerns.

A Hi-Point .45 caliber pistol was seized and East Bridgewater Police and WEB Task Force detectives initiated a followup investigation and a search warrant was issued several hours later.

In searching the house police allegedly found and seized:

  • 14 rounds of .45 caliber ammunition
  • One round of 410 caliber ammunition
  • Marijuana (522.8 grams)
  • Marijuana Edibles (136 doses)
  • Cocaine (5.9 grams)
  • LSD (50 doses)
  • $4,900 cash
  • Drug Packaging Materials

ZUKOWSKI, who does not have a license to carry a firearm, was arrested without incident Monday and was expected to be arraigned today at Brockton District Court.

These are allegations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.

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East Bridgewater Police Seeking to Identify Man in Vehicle Who Approached Young Girl

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East Bridgewater Police Department
Scott Allen, Chief of Police
153 Central St.
East Bridgewater, MA 02333

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

East Bridgewater Police Seeking to Identify Man in Vehicle Who Approached Young Girl

EAST BRIDGEWATER — Chief Scott Allen reports that the East Bridgewater Police Department is seeking to identify and speak with a man who reportedly drove up to an 11-year-old girl walking home from her bus stop and asked her if she wanted a ride Wednesday afternoon.

At approximately 3:20 p.m., police received a call from woman on Thayer Avenue who said that while she was watching her daughter get off the bus and walk a short distance to her house, a man in a silver sedan approached her daughter and asked her twice if she wanted a ride. The mother and daughter did not know who the man was.

The incident occurred on Thayer Avenue between West Union Street and Patriot Circle.

The mother began taking photos of the man’s vehicle and he turned into a nearby driveway to turn around and then fled from the area toward Matfield Street. The girl was able to make it safely to her mother without further incident.

The man is described as a black male in his 20s or 30s with a beard and a medium build, who was wearing a red hat. He was driving what is believed to be a silver 2016-2018 Honda Civic four-door sedan.

Officers searched the area for the vehicle but were unable to locate it. The East Bridgewater Police Department notified police in surrounding communities to be on the lookout for a man inside of a vehicle fitting the description given.

The East Bridgewater Police are releasing photos that were taken by the victim’s mother and are seeking the public’s help in identifying the driver and/or owner of the vehicle. If anyone has further information about this incident or witnessed any suspicious activity in the area of Thayer Avenue today, they are asked to call East Bridgewater Police at 508-378-7223.

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East Bridgewater Police Seeking Candidates for Full-Time Officer Position

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East Bridgewater Police Department
Scott Allen, Chief of Police
153 Central St.
East Bridgewater, MA 02333

For Immediate Release

Monday, Aug. 20, 2018

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

East Bridgewater Police Seeking Candidates for Full-Time Officer Position

EAST BRIDGEWATER — Chief Scott Allen announces that the East Bridgewater Police Department is currently seeking candidates interested in a lateral transfer, full-time police officer position.

The East Bridgewater Police Department is a Civil Service department and will only be accept officers who presently have Civil Service status, including one of the following:

  • Civil Service Permanent Intermittent Police Officer status
  • Civil Service Permanent Intermittent Officers with Full
    Time academy training
  • Civil Service Full time Police Officers

Depending on experience, the current base salary range for the position is $47,000-$69,000, before applicable shift differentials and education incentives.

Civil Service lateral transfer procedures apply and all applicants will be subject to a complete background check.

Officers must have graduated from a Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC) Full Time Police Academy. Preference will be given to Permanent Intermittent Officers who have been sponsored and attended an MPTC Full-Time Police Academy.

All inquiries should be sent to Deputy Chief of Police, Paul O’Brien,

[email protected].

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