Vintage Photos of Cranston Police Officers
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Cranston Police Officers – 1898 (L to R) John Yeaw, Charles Hazard, Patrick Trainor, Chief John Bigbee, James G. Miller, (unidentified), and Benjamin Allen.
Patrolman Charles Smith – 1910
First Policemen’s Ball
Rhodes On The Pawtuxet – 1915
L to R standing – Ptl. Mahar, unknown, Insp. Jim Miller, Ptl Charles Smith, Ptl. Claus Abrahamson, unkown, unknown, unknonw, Ptl. Clay DeBow.
L to R sitting – Ptl. John McGee, Chief Daniel Kiernan, uniknown
Cranston Police in front of City Hall – 1915
Cranston Police Relief Association – 1916
Cranston Police Department – 1924
Cranston Police Officers – 1927
l to r, back row, Clay Debow, Nelson Bourret
l to r, front row, Ed Ryan, unk., Bill Maher
Cranston Police Department – 1929
Cranston Police Athletic Training – c. 1930
Patrick McHugh, Badge No. 7
Circa 1933
Cranston Police Officers – February, 1936 L to R – William Hines, Joe Austin, Arthur Soderberg, William Nixon, Louis Morenzi, Terrance J. McKaig, George A. Seavor, Roland G. Cornell.
Ptl. Charles Rogers – 1937
Cranston Police – 1939
L to R – Paul Soscia, Mike Marro – 1944
Day Shift, January 17, 1951
Cranston Police Night Shift January 17, 1951
Detective Dell Hay – 1953
Detective Mike Marro – 1953
Patrolman Dan Cipalone – c. 1955
Captain Roland G. Cornell – 1956
Jack Ryan
Patrolman Ernest Potter
Badge #3 – Circa 1960
Sgt. Arthur Soderberg Retirement
January, 2, 1961
Ernie Delmonico – 1960s.
Standing L to R: Earl Tucker, Clifford Schultz
Sitting L to R: Sgt. Harry Soderburg, Capt. Charles Rogers, George Seavor – 1961
Traffic Division – c. 1964
Traffic Officer Louis Corvese. He retired as a Detective Sergeant.
Sgt. Ed Ryan
May 16, 1966
L to R: Anthony Moretti, Thomas Harrington, Vincent DiBiase, Raymond Riccard
(L to R) Ptl. C. D’ Ambrosio, Ptl. D. Salisbury, Sgt. G. Carello – 1966
Officers being presented with marksmanship awards at the shooting range – 1966.
New Officers – 1966
Matt Duffy
August, 1966
Ptlm. Henry Crudale
Circa 1967
August, 1969
L to R: Capt. Jordon, Joe Pelosi, John Montanaro, Sam Schlageter, Capt. Moretti.
Ronald Guilmette
L to R. Jim Brooks, Chief Moretti, Fred Simmons -July, 1972
L to R: Jim Gibbs, Joe Cicione, Henry Crudale – 1970s
Cranston Police Officers – 1972
L to R – Richard Gallo, Paul Trainor, Steve Agresti, Frank Migliorelli, Peter Sepe
Bill Loux, Joe Cicione, Ed Morgan, Ed Manocchia, George Carello
L to R: Unknown, Chief Moretti, Charles Beckman, Jay Fitsgerald, George Carello
L to R: Henry Crudale, Anthony Iannotti
L to R: Unidentifed, Chief Coffey, Jay Fitzgerald, Capt. Hay, Lt. Tom Harrington
1978 – L to R: Brown, Cooke, Busby, Hitchen, Mancuso, Monaccia, Delmonico, Moretti
1978 – Mayor Taft, E. Monaccia, E. Delmonico
L to R: Bill Grady, Joe Crowley c. 1982
SWAT Team training – c. 1981
Det. Eugene Hackett -1980s
Served 1966-1996
Cranston Police SRT Team – 1988
Father Frank O’Loughlin
Department Chaplin – 1991
CPD Baseball Team – 1991
World Tournament Trophy – 1991
January 3, 1993
L to R: John Ryan, Jake Moretti, Paul Rousseau, Sam Baligian, Tom Dodd, Jim Ignahser, Craig Peranunzi, Bill Bourroughs, Dick Robinson. (Sam’s last day on the job.)
L to R: Paul Rousseau, Sam Baligian, John Ryan
Roll call, January, 1993
New Winter Snowsuits – February , 1994
L to R – John Ryan, Joe McMahon, Pete Podedworny, Craig Perinunzi
Captain Ronald Hitchen C. 1995
November 16, 1995
L to R – Sgt. D. Green, J. Pelosi, E. Campbell, J. Hilton – c. 1997