Patrolman William J. Walsh is known to have been serving as a special officer with the Cranston Police Department in 1923.  It’s unknown exactly when he was first appointed. By 1924 he’d been appointed a regular patrolman, and is known to have still been serving with the department in 1938.  No further information is known at this time. 

     The following article is from the Cranston City Times, dated July 10, 1924. 

Cranston City Times
July 10, 1924