Ptl. Ernest C. Potter
Patrolman Ernest Clinton Potter passed away in 1955 at the age of 55-56. He’s buried in Oakland Cemetery in Cranston.
Rest in peace.
Officer Willis K. Yeaw, Jr. – Cranston Police
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Patrolman Willis King Yeaw, Jr., passed away on October 27, 1962 at the age of 68. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War I. He was a Cranston police officer as early as 1924. He’s buried in Highland Memorial Park in Johnston, R. I.
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Captain Patrick J. McCarron – Cranston Police
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Captain Patrick J. McCarron joined the Cranston Police Department on May 16, 1924. He was promoted to sergeant in 1941, to lieutenant in 1946, and to captain in 1950. He passed away at the age of 63 on December 4, 1962, and is buried in St. Ann’s Cemetery.
Rest in peace.
Officer Clause Abramson – Cranston Police
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Patrolman Clause Abramson was born in Yestergotland, Sweden, in 1876 and came to America when he was 19 and settled in Cranston where he had friends. He was appointed a police constable in 1907, and when Cranston incorporated as a city in 1910 he was one of the original ten full-time patrolmen appointed to the newly established permanent force. He spent most of his career patrolling the Edgewood neighborhood and was very beloved by the citizens there. He retired from the CPD in 1956 after 49 years of service, and continued to serve in the capacity of a special officer, helping school cross the busy intersection of Broad and Norwood in Edgewood for several years, thus giving him the distinction of being Cranston’s longest serving police officer. Ptl. Abramson passed away on November 27, 1965, at the age of 89.
Rest in peace.
Detective Captain John Ryan – Cranston Police
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Capt. John Ryan
Detective Captain John Ryan was born in Providence on February 7, 1903 and was appointed to the CPD on May 30, 1926. He was promoted to Inspector in September of 1944, and to captain in 1954 and commanded the detective division. He retired from the Cranston PD in August of 1959 to take a position as the Chief of Police in East Greenwich. He served as chief until his passing. He passed away on December 13, 1969, and is buried in St. Ann’s Cemetery.
Inspector Ryan – April, 1952