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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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S E N A T 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: Senators Gallo, Miller, Lombardi, Lynch Prata, and Ciccone

     Date Introduced: January 19, 2016

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

dollars in cash, stolen jewelry, and electronics; and

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

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

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

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

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby extends heartfelt gratitude and praise to members of the Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force

for a job well done. We furthermore applaud their hard work and dedication for ridding our

communities of these scurrilous and dangerous individuals; and be it further

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

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

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

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

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

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

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