March 28, 2024

Seekonk Police Department Understaffed

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The Seekonk Police Department is understaffed by six officers following a series of resignations and retirements. The department roster is supposed to have a total of 40 officers. There are three open positions currently. Two officers are on military leave and one more is out due to injuries, according to Town Administrator Shawn Cadime.

On December 21, the Board of Selectmen accepted the resignations of Detective Brad Lucke and Officer Eric Schoonmaker. In addition, Katherine Cardoza has resigned from the position of Public Safety Dispatcher.

Cadime noted the department has experienced “significant turnover” in the last three years. “We can’t continue to have police officers leaving the way they are,” said Selectman Michael Healy. “It just seems like every couple of months or so, we’re getting somebody else that’s looking to move on to better opportunities, whether it’s with the state police or a different organization,” Cadime said. “There’s other individuals that are leaving that we wouldn’t have expected to leave.”

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