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Top cop appointment: Council objects to Furtado as Fall River police chief after mayor tries again to fill role A 1-year contract for the permanent chief role draws scrutiny from councilors ...
FALL RIVER — A Fall River police officer faces a criminal complaint and is slated to be arraigned for allegedly barging into a city resident’s home while drunk.
There’s no doubt in my mind that that fire was destined to kill 50-plus people,” Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said Wednesday. The post ‘They’ll write books about it’: Fall River fire chief ...
FALL RIVER — In response to Mayor Paul Coogan’s second attempt to ask the City Council to approve interim Fall River Police Chief Kelly Furtado as permanent chief, two councilors objected at ...
Fall River Police Chief Kelly Furtado has promised a focus on community policing. Community policing is a way to reconnect citizens and police outside of crisis situations.