Detective Sergeant Paul Saccoccia, Sr., (67), passed away on April 4, 1996. He was the husband of Marie (Moretti) Saccoccia, and father of retired CPD lieutenant Paul Saccoccia, Jr. Det. Sgt. Saccoccia served with the CPD for 34 years before retiring in 1988. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a Navy veteran of the Korean War. In 1971 he graduated with a degree in law enforcement from Salve Regina College. He’s buried in the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery in Exeter.
Rest in Peace our brother.