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NEMLEC Foundation Announces 2019 Golf Tournament

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NEMLEC Police Foundation Seal

For Immediate Release

Friday, April 12, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 978-769-5193
Email: [email protected]

NEMLEC Foundation Announces 2019 Golf Tournament

Retired Medford Police Chief Leo “Buddy” Sacco to be Honored for his Career and Contributions to Policing

DRACUT — The Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC) Police Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce its 15th annual charity golf tournament.

WHEN:

Monday, May 20

  • 11 a.m. Check-in and Registration
  • 11:30 a.m. Lunch
  • 1 p.m. Shotgun start, scramble format

WHERE:

Four Oaks Country Club, 1 Clubhouse Lane, Dracut

WHAT:

Since its inception in 2005, the NEMLEC Police Foundation and its all-volunteer board of directors have raised more than $150,000 to directly fund the operations of the Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council. The Foundation has also hosted 35 high-level training courses for police officers, detectives and superior officers. The NEMLEC Foundation also raises thousands of dollars for charities that are near and dear to police officers each year, including Cops for Kids with Cancer.

The programs the tournament helps support include NEMLEC’s School Threat Assessment and Response System (STARS) training, comprehensive motorcycle training, risk management training and annual basic and advanced crime scene classes, among others.

This year’s tournament will include a special recognition of recently retired Medford Police Chief Leo “Buddy” Sacco, following his completion of 37 years of service to the Medford Police Department, including the last 28 as chief. Chief Sacco also served as president of NEMLEC. It was under his leadership that NEMLEC developed its nationally recognized STARS program, which ensures the safety of students, staff and communities, and helps those groups respond effectively in a crisis.

The tournament fee is $150 per golfer and includes a gift, lunch and a buffet dinner following the tournament. Click here to download the event brochure and registration/sponsorship forms. Click here for the sponsorship letter for this year’s tournament.

The dinner will also feature a raffle and silent auction. Those who wish to donate raffle or auction items can do so by contacting Sharon Crowley at [email protected].

About the NEMLEC Police Foundation:

The NEMLEC Police Foundation, Inc. exists to promote and pursue training, education, research, projects, and programs that benefit municipal police agencies and their communities in Northeastern Massachusetts. The foundation promotes the public’s understanding of their police departments. It receives gifts, contributions, and grants from individual benefactors or private organizations and distributes those gifts to benefit The North Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council and its cities and towns.

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*Media Advisory* Armstrong Ambulance and Medford Fire Department Partner for Live Ice Rescue Training

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Armstrong Ambulance
87 Mystic St.,
Arlington, MA 02474

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019

Contact: Jordan Mayblum
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

*Media Advisory*

Armstrong Ambulance and Medford Fire Department Partner for Live Ice Rescue Training

ARLINGTON — Armstrong Ambulance and the Medford Fire Department will work together tomorrow morning to conduct a live ice rescue training.

WHEN: 

Thursday, Jan. 17, 10 a.m. (attending media should arrive by 9:40 a.m.)

WHERE:

Oak Grove Cemetery, 230 Playstead Rd., Medford

WHAT: 

Members of the Medford Fire Department, in partnership with Paramedics and EMTs from Armstrong Ambulance, will be conducting a live ice rescue drill. During the drill, firefighters will simulate an emergency ice rescue using the department’s Rescue Alive sled.

A mock victim will take a position in the icy waters at Oak Grove Cemetery before being rescued safely by firefighters and provided emergency medical services on-site by Armstrong Ambulance team members.

The Armstrong team will also demonstrate on-site care that they would administer to the first responders entering the water to conduct a rescue.

ABOUT ARMSTRONG AMBULANCE INC.

For over seven decades, Armstrong Ambulance has set the standard for emergency transportation in Massachusetts by providing superior medical care, dependable service and the most advanced equipment and vehicles available. The company responds to more than 45,000 emergency calls each year and delivers frontline EMS to seven communities and secondary EMS to 10 communities within the Greater Boston Area.

Armstrong also provides non-emergency transportation for a large number of healthcare facilities and patients in its wide ranging service area. Armstrong employs more than 300 highly trained emergency medical services professionals. Its fleet includes 90 vehicles, stationed across 11 locations and equipped with the most advanced equipment and technology available.

Founded in 1946 by a WWII Marine Corps. veteran, today Armstrong serves more than 100,000 patients annually while remaining true to Bill Armstrong’s original commitment—to provide the highest quality care and service to people in need.

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Stoneham Police Arrest Bank Robbery Suspect, Link Him to Four Other Robberies

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STONEHAM POLICE DEPARTMENT
Chief James McIntyre
47 Central Street
Stoneham, MA 02180-2044

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 781-533-9398
Email: [email protected]

Contact: Jessica Sacco
Phone: 978-769-5193
Email: [email protected]

Stoneham Police Arrest Bank Robbery Suspect, Link Him to Four Other Robberies

The Stoneham Police Department arrested a man allegedly involved in a Bank of America robbery last month. An image, which helped identify the suspect, was provided from the bank's surveillance camera. (Courtesy Photo)
The Stoneham Police Department arrested a man allegedly involved in a Bank of America robbery last month. An image, which helped identify the suspect, was provided from the bank’s surveillance camera. (Courtesy Photo)

STONEHAM — Police Chief James McIntyre reports that the Stoneham Police Department, working in collaboration with other communities and law enforcement agencies, successfully arrested a suspect on Monday who allegedly robbed a Bank of America last month and four other banks north and south of Boston.

JAMES TWOMBLY, AGE 28, OF HINGHAM is charged with Unarmed Bank Robbery in the Stoneham robbery and likely faces additional charges in other jurisdictions.

The Bank of America, located at 323 Main St. in Stoneham, was robbed on May 4. Video surveillance showed the suspect give a bank teller a handwritten note demanding money. The teller handed the suspect an unknown amount of cash before he fled out the front door.

Stoneham Detective Chris Dalis began investigating the case, along with the FBI Bank Robbery Task Force. Upon viewing still images from recent area bank robberies, officers determined the same suspect was likely behind four other bank robberies in other communities. This includes the Citizens Bank in Quincy, Brookline Bank in Medford, Randolph Savings Bank in Randolph and Dedham Savings Bank in Dedham.

Dalis then posted the suspect’s photos from the Stoneham robbery on the Massmostwanted.org. The photo was also distributed to local media outlets, some of which aired the photos of the suspect on local news, including Bob Ward from Fox 25 News.

Several tips alerted police that the suspect was likely TWOMBLY. Dalis then ran his information through the Registry of Motor Vehicles and matched his driver’s license photo to the surveillance images. A background check revealed TWOMBLY is on probation until April 2016. A probation official confirmed TWOMBLY’s identity.

“We would like to thank members of the public and Fox 25 News for aiding in our investigation. It is through the help of the public that we were able to identify this suspect,” Chief McIntyre said. “I also applaud the work of Detective Dalis and the detectives from the other communities involved in this case. It was truly a joint effort that we were able to apprehend this suspect.”

Detective Dalis obtained a warrant for TWOMBLY’s arrest on Monday afternoon through the Woburn District Court. He then notified the Dedham, Medford, Randolph and Quincy police departments, as well as members of the FBI Bank Robbery Task Force.

Later that day, police received word that TWOMBLY was in Kingston, Mass. Units from Dedham, Medford and Quincy police departments responded to the area and were able to stop TWOMBLY in his vehicle and arrest him without incident. Detective Dalis made the arrest and transported him to the Stoneham Police Department for booking.

TWOMBLY was scheduled to be arraigned at Woburn District Court.

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

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