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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING AND COMMENDING THE INITIATIVE AND ACTIONS OF THE MULTI-

JURISDICTIONAL TASK FORCE THAT APPREHENDED AND CHARGED NUMEROUS

INDIVIDUALS WITH ROBBERY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Jacquard, Mattiello, DeSimone, Costa, and McNamara

     Date Introduced: January 19, 2016

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Citizens of our state rely on local police department personnel to provide

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protection and security for their lives and their homes at all times of the day and night, each and

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every day of the year. Oftentimes these efforts go unnoticed; and

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     WHEREAS, Recently, a Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force that included officers from four

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cities and towns, as well as the Department of Corrections, combined their insight, talents, and

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manpower to apprehend and charge numerous individuals with breaking and entering; and

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     WHEREAS, Lt. Michael Pezzullo played a key role in establishing the task force. In

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2011, he noted an increase in breaking and entering crimes in the City of Cranston. He then

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initiated a series of steps to specifically target an investigation into these crimes which included

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coordinating his efforts with additional agencies and officers from other jurisdictions; and

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     WHEREAS, Through their investigations and diligence, the resultant task force which

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consisted of Cranston Police Officers, Lt. Michael Pezzullo, Det. Erik Baccari, Det. Jamie Cahill,

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Warwick Police Officers, Det. Sean Turcotte, Det. Thomas DiGregorio, Det. Timothy Grant, East

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Greenwich Police Officers, Det. Sgt. Jon Chirnside (recently retired), Sgt. Glenn Terelli, Det.

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Dave Black, Scituate Police Officer, Sgt. Donald Delaere, Jr., and Department of Corrections

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Police Officer, Special Investigator Nuno Figueiredo, was successful in recovering thousands of

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dollars in cash, stolen jewelry, and electronics; and

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     WHEREAS, In addition, surveillance and strong police work by the members of the Task

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Force led to the apprehension and incarceration of a serial felon, who had once again begun to

 

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pursue his nefarious breaking and entering activities. Due to their efforts, he was subsequently

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apprehended and is once again incarcerated; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby extends heartfelt gratitude and praise to members of the Multi-

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Jurisdictional Task Force for a job well done. We furthermore applaud their hard work and

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dedication for ridding our communities of these scurrilous and dangerous individuals; and be it

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further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Cranston Police Officers, Lt. Michael Pezzullo,

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Det. Erik Baccari, Det. Jamie Cahill, Warwick Police Officers, Det. Sean Turcotte, Det. Thomas

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DiGregorio, Det. Timothy Grant, East Greenwich Police Officers, Det. Sgt. Jon Chirnside

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(recently retired), Sgt. Glenn Terelli, Det. Dave Black, Scituate Police Officer, Sgt. Donald

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Delaere, Jr., and Department of Corrections Police Officer, Special Investigator Nuno Figueiredo.

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