Medical Assistance
(cardiac arrest)
Officer Joseph Furtado
Officer Gary Hagerty
On December 3, 2001, at approximately 11:05 hours, Officer Joseph Furtado and
Officer Gary Hagerty (Car 14) were dispatched to a Broad Street location on a
call for medical assistance. Upon their arrival, these officers observed
several bystanders holding an individual, who appeared to be having symptoms
of a heart attack. The officers immediately began assessing his condition. The
victim was not breathing, and as the officers were checking for a pulse, he
arrested. The officers began rescue breathing, and then attached their
defibrillator to the individual. The defibrillator advised the officers to
shock the stricken individual, which they immediately did. At this time,
members of the Lynn Fire Department arrived on scene, and assisted the
officers in the treatment of the stricken individual. The victim regained his
pulse, and he was then transported to Union Hospital. After careful review of
the defibrillator results, it was determined that due to the immediate actions
of Officer Furtado and Officer Hagerty in shocking the individual, they saved
his life.
Because of their calm professional manner, and their prompt utilization of
their training, Officer Furtado and Officer Hagerty were able to save the life
of a stricken individual. As a result of their actions these officers received
a commendation to be placed in their personnel files.
Arrest of two potentially
armed and dangerous individuals
Officer Christopher Hagerty
On November 28, 2001, at 15:05 hours, the Saugus Police Department pursued a
stolen car into the city of Lynn. Several Lynn units responded to the area to
assist. While traveling on River Street, Officer Christopher Hagerty and
Officer Domingo Polonia (Car 7) confronted the suspect motor vehicle. The car
then drove at them striking the driver side of the cruiser before fleeing down
Summer Street the wrong way. Officer Michael Vail then observed the suspects
leave the vehicle and enter a Western Avenue location. Officer Vail further
observed these individuals force their way into an apartment located at that
address. Sergeant Edward Nardone, Officer Christopher Hagerty and Officer
Domingo Polonia proceeded to the apartment door where they heard some males
yelling and a female screaming for help.
Officer Vail informed the officers on scene that he was familiar with the
people that frequent the apartment and that there was a possibility that
handguns would be present. Sergeant Nardone instructed Officer Hagerty to
force entry through the door. Once inside the apartment, the officers quickly
located the female victim who was barricaded in her bedroom. The officers then
discovered that the suspects had locked themselves in the bathroom. Sergeant
Nardone ordered Officer Hagerty to force the bathroom door. With the bathroom
door partially open, Officer Hagerty began to give the suspects verbal
commands to show their hands. When they failed to comply, Officer Hagerty then
used his OC spray on one of the suspects and forced the rest of the bathroom
door open. Both suspects were taken into custody without further incident.
For his
diligence to duty and courage in facing potentially armed suspects, Officer C.
Hagerty received a commendation to
be placed in his personnel file.
For their assistance in
bringing this incident to a peaceful conclusion Sergeant E. Nardone, Officer
D. Polonia and Officer M. Vail received Letters of Recognition to
be placed in their personnel files.
Arrest of four suspects in
an armed home invasion
Sergeant Donald
Kasle
Officer Paul Dusablon
Officer Christopher Hagerty
On October 28, 2001, at 03:48 hours, following a 9-1-1 call, Car 7 (Officer P.
Dusablon and Officer C. Hagerty) and car 9 (officer J. Folan and Officer H.
Newton) were dispatched to a Johns Avenue address, on a report of a B+E in
progress. Officer Dusablon and Officer Hagerty arrived on the scene first to
find that the front door was open. As they approached the doorway, they could
hear yelling coming from inside the house. The officers entered the house and
confronted a female suspect carrying out a basket full of beer and cigarettes.
She was placed into custody, and escorted back inside by Officer Dusablon, who
along with Officer Hagerty, moved toward the direction of the noise. Officer
Hagerty reached the rear of the house near the back door where he encountered
three male suspects, who were yelling profanities and hitting a locked/closed
door with a pipe and cane. As the individual who was armed with the pipe
turned toward Officer Hagerty, the officer grabbed him and disarmed him as he
pushed him down onto the bed. He then ordered the suspect to stay where he
was. Officer Hagerty then turned back to the other two male suspects and
ordered the individual who was holding the cane to surrender his weapon. The
officer also took a VCR away from the third male suspect and ordered him to
sit on the bed, along with the female suspect who was apprehended earlier.
Sergeant Kasle arrived at this time, and was able to assist and supervise the
scene.
Officer Hagerty heard noises coming from upstairs, and began checking the
house. He went to the door that the suspect were gathered around earlier and
found it locked. The officer went out the back door and found the victim
clinging to the window frame, while standing on the sill of the second floor
window. Officer Hagerty immediately identified himself as a police officer and
told the victim to climb back inside the house. The victim told him that he
could not climb back, he was losing his grip and was afraid that he would
fall. Officer Hagerty then called for the Fire Department to assist in getting
the victim down. While waiting for the Fire Department to arrive,
Sergeant Kasle ordered Officer Hagerty to force open the door to the second
floor where the victim was located. Officer Hagerty kicked the door open and
the officers rushed up the stairs to help the victim. Car 9 (Officer J. Folan
and Officer H. Newton) arrived just prior to this point, and were securing the
defendants in the bedroom, while Sergeant Kasle and Officer Dusablon and
Officer Hagerty assisted the victim. Sergeant Kasle and Officer Dusablon were
able to reach out the window and hold onto the victim until the Fire
Department arrived with a ladder. Fire Department personnel then assisted the
victim to the ground. Car 11 (Officer O. Flores and Officer C. Kelly) also
arrived on the scene to assist with the suspects in custody. The defendants
were subsequently taken into custody and transported to the station with no
further incident.
Because of the immediate response, and heroic actions of the officers at the
scene, four dangerous individuals were taken into custody, and the victim was
saved from serious injury.
As a result of their actions, Sergeant D. Kasle, Officer P. Dusablon, and
Officer C. Hagerty received commendations to be placed in their personnel
files.
Officer O. Flores, Officer J. Folan, Officer C. Kelly, and Officer H. Newton
received Letters of Recognition to be placed in their personnel files.
Evacuation of 8 to 12
people from a burning smoke filled building
Officer Titou
Kim
On October 21, 2001 Officer Kim was on Western Avenue in the vicinity of
McDonough Square. Officer Kim was assigned to the station for his tour of duty
and was on his way back to the station from his supper break. As he approached
852 Western Avenue, he observed heavy smoke emanating from the right side of
that address and then observed flames as well. He immediately notified the
station via his portable radio and requested assistance. He parked his vehicle
and ran through the heavy smoke, into the building through the front door. He
began banging on doors of the occupied second and third floors, all the while
yelling for people to get out.
At this time Sergeant D. Fee arrived to assist Officer Kim. Eight to twelve
people were evacuated from the potentially highly dangerous situation due to
Officer Kim's quick thinking and courage in entering into a burning and smoke
filled building. Both officers put themselves at risk while at the same time
exhibited a calm and professional manner. Officer Kim assisted the Lynn Fire
Department Arson Squad with their investigation and helped to identify the
youths responsible.
Although Officer Kim has limited service with the department, he clearly
demonstrated a high professional standard of the Lynn Police Department. His
quick thinking while calling for assistance resulted in the immediate action
to avert a potential tragedy.
As a result of their actions Officer Titou Kim received a commendation to be
placed in his personnel file.
Sergeant D. Fee received a Letter of Recognition to be placed in his
personnel files.
Capture of an armed bank
robbery suspect
Sergeant Edward Nardone
On October 11, 2001, at 11:38 hours, the Saugus Police Department broadcast
information that the Eastern Bank branch on Route 1 in Saugus was robbed by a
male suspect who allegedly possessed a handgun. The Saugus Police also gave a
description of the suspect, stating that his height was approximately 6' 5"
tall, wearing gray sweatpants and white sneakers, and having a couple of days
growth of beard. In addition, the suspect was reported to be driving a red
Toyota Tercel type car. A partial license number was listed as well.
Sergeant E. Nardone monitored the radio transmission from Saugus and passed
the information to all Lynn units. Realizing that Walnut Street would be the
most likely place that the suspect vehicle would enter the city, Sergeant
Nardone went to this area in search of the suspect. While traveling down
Parkland Avenue near Linwood Street, he noticed a small foreign car, color
red, with a license number that contained a portion of the license number that
was broadcast earlier. The operator was a male, and appeared to be very tall,
was wearing gray sweatpants, and had a couple days growth of beard. The
sergeant also observed that the operator was clutching money in his hand and
that he appeared to be very nervous. The Saugus Police Department was
immediately notified and civilian witnesses were transported to the scene,
where they positively identified the suspect as the individual who committed
the armed robbery of the Eastern Bank on Route 1 in Saugus. The suspect was
subsequently transported to the station without any further incident.
Sergeant Edward Nardone demonstrated exceptional diligence to duty as he
located the suspect vehicle, as well as extraordinary courage as he confronted
a possible armed individual. His actions reflect positively on the
professionalism of the Lynn Police Department.
As a result of his actions Sergeant E. Nardone received a commendation to be
placed in his personnel file.
Arrest of an armed and
dangerous individual
Officer Glenn
Dunnigan
On October 7, 2001, Officer Glenn Dunnigan was working a private detail at the
King's Lynne Complex, when he heard Car 9 (1st Division) dispatched to a
King's Lynne apartment on a report of a disturbance. Officer Dunnigan advised
the station that he was nearby and would be responding as well. He then
proceeded to the apartment, where he observed a group of people, including one
distraught woman, who began telling the officer that her brother was
"inside going nuts".
As a result of this information, Officer Dunnigan exited his vehicle and
questioned the woman about what had transpired. The woman, and other
bystanders, who joined them, explained that the suspect was drunk and had
become increasingly enraged after receiving a call from a girlfriend who
informed him that she was seeing someone else. Officer Dunnigan also learned
that the suspect had been released from a hospital a few weeks prior, where he
had been treated for alcohol abuse. The family members told the officer that
the suspect was very large and they recommended that he not confront him
alone. As a result of the information he had obtained, Officer Dunnigan took a
position of observation outside the apartment where the suspect was located.
He continued to monitor his actions by looking through a living room window
while waiting for backup to arrive.
While positioned outside the apartment, Officer Dunnigan observed the suspect
shouting obscenities and throwing things around the room, but he did not
direct his anger toward the other family members in the apartment. From his
point of view, Officer Dunnigan then observed the suspect pick up what
appeared to be a large knife from the counter. The suspect continued to yell
profanities as he moved through the apartment banging walls with the weapon in
his hand. A moment later, he emerged from the apartment, still enraged, with
the weapon in his hand. Officer Dunnigan attempted to engage the suspect
verbally as he continued to observe him from a safe distance. He gave the
suspect several verbal commands to drop his weapon, while at the same time,
warned family members to move away from him. The suspect did not comply with
the commands he was given and instead directed his hostility toward Officer
Dunnigan. As the suspect moved toward Officer Dunnigan with the weapon in his
hand, the officer drew his service weapon. While moving backwards to put
distance between himself and the suspect, Officer Dunnigan continued to
verbally command him to drop his weapon. Finally, after Officer Dunnigan
raised his weapon and again gave a verbal command, the suspect tossed his
weapon to the ground. (The weapon was later identified as a screwdriver with a
long blade.)
After re-holstering his firearm, Officer Dunnigan started to move toward the
suspect, who then removed his jacket and threw it at the officer, hitting him
in the face. At the same time, he charged toward the officer. Officer Dunnigan
took out his Asp baton and began striking the suspect in the area of his right
calf. He continued to challenge the officer both physically and verbally.
Throughout this time, Officer Dunnigan was yelling verbal commands, ordering
the suspect to get down on the ground. After being hit several times with the
Asp baton, the suspect went down on one knee. Officer Dunnigan continued to
give him verbal commands and when he appeared to finally comply, the officer
attempted to place him in handcuffs. The suspect again became combative, and
resisted the officer's attempts to handcuff him. At this time Officer McCarthy
and Officer McEnaney arrived on scene and came to the aid of Officer Dunnigan.
The suspect was subsequently transported to the station without further
incident.
Despite being alone, and at risk for serious physical harm throughout this
incident, Officer Dunnigan was able to conduct himself with a high level of
competence and professionalism. Officer Dunnigan showed appropriate restraint
by taking up a position of observation and waiting for backup after first
gathering information about the suspect's condition and behavior. When the
suspect emerged from the apartment and presented a threat to the officer and
bystanders, Officer Dunnigan acted in accordance with the Department's policy
regarding Use of Force by issuing verbal commands and using appropriate
increasing levels of force to ensure the safety of himself and the public. The
defendant suffered no serious injuries as a result of this incident, and
several witnesses commented to the responding officers that Officer Dunnigan
acted in an appropriate restrained manner throughout the incident.
As a result of his actions, Officer Dunnigan received a commendation to be
placed in his personnel file.
Capture of three armed
robbery suspects
Officer Robert
Ferrari
On September 28, 2001, while working a private construction detail in the
vicinity of 215 Chestnut St, Officer John Dean radioed a report to Lynn
Control of hearing five or six gunshots from the area of Fayette Street.
Officer Dean then provided a specific location on Fayette Street where he
believed the shots came from. Division and other units began responding to the
scene.
Dispatch began receiving reports of a robbery at a Fayette Street location.
Car 14 (Officer G. Hagerty and Officer J. McIntyre) was the first car at the
scene and immediately began to broadcast motor vehicle and suspect
descriptions. The Route Car, Car 8 (Officer J. Wladkowski and Officer T. Hazard)
arrived to handle the call and began to interview witnesses. C.L.T. Car 8
(Officer T. Mulvey) conducted a canvass of the surrounding area to collect
evidence and to ensure that no bystanders were hit.
Subsequently, Officer R. Ferrari, while working C.L.T. Car 9, observed a motor
vehicle matching the description earlier, operating erratically on Rogers
Avenue. He radioed for assistance and was immediately joined by Car 9 (Officer
M. McHale and Officer M. Ferraro) and Lynn 25 (Sergeant E. Nardone). Three
suspects were observed exiting the motor vehicle and entering Quincy Terrace.
The officers encountered two of the suspects on the porch of a Quincy Terrace
residence. A third suspect was located in the first floor apartment of a
Quincy Terrace residence.
Lieutenant D. Flynn and Lieutenant J. Scannell of C.I.D. arrived. Witnesses
were organized, and a positive identification of the suspects took place. The
suspects were then placed in custody, and further investigations were
conducted at both crime scenes, which resulted in the recovery of positively
stolen property. Officer A. Magner and Officer A. Parker discovered this
property during a pat frisk of the mother of one of the suspects. Also
recovered by C.L.T. Officer J. Mackin was a loaded .22 caliber semi-automatic
handgun. The weapon had been hidden in a baby carriage on the unsecured third
floor landing at one of the Quincy Terrace locations. This location was easily
accessible to any children, passers-by, or even a child who may have been
placed in the carriage.
The three suspects were charged with the following crimes:
(1) Armed robbery while masked, (2) Carrying a firearm without a license, (3)
Discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling.
All of the officers involved responded without regard for their own safety, to
quickly apprehend the suspects and secure the public's safety. Due to the
professionalism, diligence and dedication to duty exhibited by these officers,
three armed and dangerous suspects were placed into custody with no injury to
the victims or the public at large. The subsequent investigation was conducted
quickly and thoroughly, resulting in the recovery of property as well as the
loaded firearm.
For his immediate observation of the
suspect vehicle and his subsequent actions, Officer Robert Ferrari received a
commendation to be placed in his personnel file.
For their teamwork and dedication to duty, which led to the capture of the
three armed suspects, Lieutenant D. Flynn, Lieutenant J. Scannell, Sergeant E.
Cusack (who oversaw the actions of the officers at both scenes) Sergeant E.
Nardone, Officer J. Dean, Officer G. Hagerty, Officer J. McIntyre, Officer J.
Wladkowski, Officer T. Hazard, Officer T. Mulvey, Officer M. McHale, Officer
M. Ferraro, Officer A. Magner, Officer A. Parker and Officer J. Mackin
received Letters of Recognition to be placed in their personnel files.
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