Chelsea Police Department 2013 Annual Report | Page 20

Community Resources
Lieutenant Golden Tyre and Officer Sammy Mojica are
the Community Resource Liaison’s between police and
neighborhoods, partnering with community service
groups in Chelsea. Community Resource Officer’s in
these roles are responsible for the establishment of
crime watches throughout the City including the
coordination of the National Night Out program in
August.

Community Police Officer Sammy Mojica

Resident Officer Program
The Department has partnered with city housing
complexes to house Chelsea Police Officers at
several locations throughout the city. This nationally
recognized program offers housing to officers and
their families which provides additional security to
the residents at each facility. These officers are
required to organiz20 residents in community and
neighborhood crime watches. Officers involved in
this Program are responsible for holding monthly
crime watch meetings, delivering official documents
for the housing authority, patrolling the grounds of
their development, taking complaints and following
up on them. These officers handle any quality of life
issues that may come up at the residential complex.

School Resource Officers
The School Resource Officer initiative places Chelsea
Police Officers in schools throughout the city. This is a
joint initiative between the Police Department and the
Chelsea Public School system to increase safety and
foster a spirit of openness between youth and Police.
In 2013, School Resource Officers Officer Stephanie
McConaghy was assigned as the School Resource
Officer to Chelsea High School while Officer Jose
Ramos was assigned to the Browne, Wright, and Clark
Ave Middle Schools. These Officers have been trained
and certified in this specialized area. Some of the
school initiatives maintained in 2013 included the
Emergency Preparedness Shelter In Place Annual Drill,
Reach Mentor Program, Ride for Reach, Internships,
Student Government Day, and Bullying Prevention &
Intervention.

Newcomer Advocate Program
This program is a partnership between Mass General
Hospital and the Chelsea Police Department. An advocate coordinates the Program between both agencies; to educate newcomers about additional
Animal Control Unit
The Animal Control Officer Joao Teixeira manages all
cases of domestic and