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Mayor Coogan renews Fall River Police Chief Furtado’s contract until Civil Service Chief is appointed
Without City Council approval, Mayor Paul Coogan has renewed Fall River Police Chief Kelly Furtado’s contract without a specific timeframe…
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City Council votes to launch formal investigation into the Fall River Police Department
In a 7-0 vote, the Fall River City Council voted Tuesday night to initiate a formal investigation into the actions…
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Councilors Ponte and Peckham file motion for formal investigation into Fall River Police Department’s questionable search warrant
Fall River City Council President Cliff Ponte and Chair of the Public Safety Committee Councilor Christopher Peckham have filed a…
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Broken Promise: Mayor Coogan To Bypasses City Council to Extend Police Chief Furtado’s Contract
On Friday, Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan broke his commitment to the City Council by announcing his intention to give…
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From “One of the Best” to Targeted: How Fall River Police Department Weaponized a Warrant Against Ex-FRPD Officer
The Fall River Police Department (FRPD) used the criminal justice system to obtain a search warrant under questionable pretenses to…
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Will Mayor Coogan be the third Fall River mayor recalled in 12 years?
Since last November’s Fall River election, there has been talk of recalling Mayor Paul Coogan who was re-elected by just…
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Democrats push bill that would ban ICE agents from becoming police officers in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Democrats have proposed a bill that would prevent any law enforcement agency in the state from employing an…
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Fall River Horror: Rapist Exploits New Immigrant, Sentenced to Only 8 Years
An illegal immigrant from Brazil raped a woman who just immigrated to Fall River, Massachusetts a few days earlier. He…
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Uncertainty Looms as Fall River Police Chief Kelly Furtado’s Contract Ends in May
Fall River Police Chief Kelly Furtado’s contract is up in less than three months and there doesn’t seem to be…
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Massachusetts Patients Face Third-Longest Emergency Room Waits in the U.S.
Massachusetts boasts some of the nation’s top hospitals, abundant physicians per capita, and high overall healthcare rankings—yet it struggles with…
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