Thursday, October 18, 2012
Out of three finalists, Mayor Joseph Sullivan selected Braintree Deputy Chief Russell Jenkins to lead the department following the retirement of Paul Frazier.
Dozens of police officers from around Massachusetts joined local and state officials and Braintree residents on Wednesday at Town Hall to watch Russell Jenkins being sworn in as the town's newest police chief. Mayor Joseph Sullivan read the oath of office to Jenkins, calling it an "historic occasion." Since 1909, when the first chief was appointed without pay, Braintree has had eight chiefs, Sullivan said, making Jenkins the ninth. "It's a different job today than it was even five years ago," Sullivan said, adding that there is more emphasis on services and community involvement. "I know Russ will lead us in that regard," he said. Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey called Jenkins a "well-deserved choice," while the chief …
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
The Braintree Town Council on Tuesday night also heard more about the proposed rezoning at 7-11 Independence Ave. Look to Braintree Patch for more on that issue.
Votes by the Town Council on Tuesday night gave Braintree both a new Police Chief and an Assistant Town Clerk. Former Deputy Chief Russell Jenkins was appointed to Chief by Mayor Joseph Sullivan last week and received unanimous approval by the council. He will be sworn-in Wednesday at 5 p.m. during a ceremony at Town Hall. Braintree native Debra Starr, who has been working in the Town Clerk's Office for a little less than one year, was appointed to Assistant Town Clerk by Joe Powers and also received a unanimous confirmation on Tuesday. "[Starr] is a great combination of a very nice person and a very qualified person," Councilor Charles Ryan said, adding that he appreciated Powers' thorough hiring process. The end processes of both the …
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Russell Jenkins has been promoted from Deputy Chief to Chief by Mayor Joseph Sullivan. The Braintree Town Council votes on confirmation Tuesday evening.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Mayor Joseph C. Sullivan has announced that Deputy Chief Russell Jenkins will be sworn in as Braintree’s 9th Chief of Police during a ceremony to be held at 5 p.m. in the Cahill Auditorium of Braintree’ Town Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 17. Deputy Chief Jenkins was appointed Chief by Sullivan on October 10th. He is a 29-year veteran of the Braintree Police Department having served the last eight years as Deputy Chief. From 1987 until 2004 he served as a Lieutenant, first in the Patrol Bureau until 1997 when he moved to the Detective Bureau. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University and has a certificate in Public Safety Leadership and Management from Suffolk University. In 2001 he attended Session 207 of the …
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Out of three finalists, Mayor Joseph Sullivan selected Braintree Deputy Chief Russell Jenkins to lead the department following the retirement of Paul Frazier.
Mayor Joseph Sullivan announced his appointment of Russell Jenkins as police chief on Wednesday afternoon, saying that Jenkins' years serving Braintree and his passion for the community will benefit the town and its residents. "Russ shares with me the belief that we have a good department that can get better, and we are united in our focus to bring the Braintree Police Department to an even higher level of performance," Sullivan said during a press conference at Town Hall. "In making this decision, I have followed a deliberative path that would lead in only one direction," Sullivan said. "The one that is best for the Town of Braintree." Jenkins has served as Deputy Chief since 2004. He follows Paul Frazier, who retired in August after 19 …
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Local officials interviewed the three finalists for Braintree Police Chief at Town Hall on Wednesday night.
UPDATE: BCAM will replay this event at 7 p.m. tonight and this weekend on the government channel. ***** ***** ***** Wednesday night's public interviews of the three finalists for Braintree Police Chief focused heavily on how the candidates would work on the department's relationship with the community and what programs or best practices they would implement to maintain and improve the town's quality of life. A panel of town officials and one veteran law enforcement executive posed the same series of questions to each finalist. From an initial batch of 22 applicants, Mayor Joseph Sullivan and a committee selected Braintree Deputy Police Chief Russell Jenkins, Framingham Deputy Chief Craig W. Davis and Richard Rudolph, a Commanding …
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Each of the three finalists for Braintree Police Chief answered the same questions on Wednesday night.
The three finalists for the job of Braintree Police Chief were interviewed in public at Town Hall on Wednesday night. Deputy Chief Russell Jenkins was among the candidates and a summary of his answers are below. Posing the questions were Town Solicitor Carolyn Murray, Chief of Staff Peter Morin, Director of Human Resources Karen Shanley and Wayne Sampson, executive director of the Massachusetts Police Chiefs Association and former Shrewsbury Police Chief. Why do you want to be the Chief of Police in Braintree? From the start of his career, Jenkins said he has always worked to put himself in a position to be police chief. He has commanded a regional SWAT team and helped lead the department itself for many years. "Bottom line is, I am an …
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Each of the three finalists for Braintree Police Chief answered the same questions on Wednesday night.
The three finalists for the job of Braintree Police Chief were interviewed in public at Town Hall on Wednesday night. New York City Police Lieutenant Richard Rudolph was among the candidates and a summary of his answers are below. Posing the questions were Town Solicitor Carolyn Murray, Chief of Staff Peter Morin, Director of Human Resources Karen Shanley and Wayne Sampson, executive director of the Massachusetts Police Chiefs Association and former Shrewsbury Police Chief. Why do you want to be the Chief of Police in Braintree? Rudolph said he has been on a path to become a police chief since he began with the NYPD in 1991. At the FBI Academy he networked with chiefs from Massachusetts and said he is familiar with the state. Name an …
Each of the three finalists for Braintree Police Chief answered the same questions on Wednesday night.
The three finalists for the job of Braintree Police Chief were interviewed in public at Town Hall on Wednesday night. Framingham Deputy Chief Craig W. Davis was among the candidates and a summary of his answers are below. Posing the questions were Town Solicitor Carolyn Murray, Chief of Staff Peter Morin, Director of Human Resources Karen Shanley and Wayne Sampson, executive director of the Massachusetts Police Chiefs Association and former Shrewsbury Police Chief. Why do you want to be the Chief of Police in Braintree? Davis said he is familiar with Braintree and the structure of the town because it is very similar to his hometown Framingham. Braintree is divided into clearly defined neighborhoods like Framingham and he is impressed with …
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Braintree Patch will be running articles on all three Police Chief candidates today. Look for the other two finalists shortly.
Craig W. Davis, currently the Deputy Chief of the Framingham Police Department, has had a long career in law enforcement that includes time as a detective commander and more than a decade implementing programs such as SWAT and juvenile diversion. On Wednesday night, Davis will be one of three Braintree Police Chief finalists questioned in a public forum at Town Hall at 7 p.m. Below is a summary of Davis's experience as laid out to the town's selection committee and Mayor Joseph Sullivan. Career Deputy Chief, Framingham Police Department, July 2001 – present Captain, 2001 Lieutenant Commander, Detective Bureau, 1998 – 2001 Shift Commander, Patrol Division, 1996 – 1998 Bureau Commander, Administrative Services, 1993 – 1996 Detective Sergeant…
John Alden
2:14 am on Sunday, October 21, 2012
I have all of the respect for Chief Jenkins, but is anyone questioning why in the world would a town promote someone to Chief who in all likelyhood will be retiring soon himself. Would have liked to seen someone younger but good for Jenkins! more ›