THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, August 9, 2024 Page 13 Malden community comes together at Annual National Night Out By Tara Vocino P olice, fire and ambulance services formed a positive relationship with youth during Tuesday’s National Night Out at Macdonald Stadium. Special Operations Unit and officials, shown from left to right: Amanda Grenier, Ken Watkins, Blake Ferry, Rich Correale, Rich Doherty, Steve Munyon, Police Chief Glenn Cronin, Mayor Gary Christenson, Pat Kinnon, Joe Martinez, Mike Casaletto, Tyler Calhoun, Steve Fitzpatrick and Elijah McNeal. Beebe kindergar tener Luka Montecinos-Whittier, 5, with Emergency Medical Technician Thomas Lohse, inside the Cataldo ambulance Ferryway fifth grader Daniel Pereira (at left), 10, and his friend Ferryway fifth grader Sousiane Riad, 10, and Sgt. Steve Fitzpatrick posed with a shield used to protect officers. Fire Chief Steve Froio (at left) with Det. Renee Kelly, who helped organize the event. Ace Thou, 1, was a passenger inside the police cruiser. Abeni, 11, Lorenzo, 8, and Alessandro Cappello, 6, were surprised by their grandfather, Bill to attend National Night Out. Acting as a suspect, Officer Stephen Munyon was pretending to be arrested. Shown from left to right: Police Chief Glenn Cronin, Pete Caso, Mayor Gary Christenson alongside Henry Fan and his son, Hudson, 7, who is a second grader at Beebe. Mystic Valley Regional Charter School third grader Tate Montina, 8, wearing a ballistic shield, helmet and vest, is shown with Officers Rich Doherty, Steve Fitzpatrick, Tyler Calhoun, Rick Correale and Mike Casaletto. Mystic Valley Regional Charter School kindergartener Mason Huang, 5, tried on a bulletproof vest; Mason is shown with Lt. Rich Correale. Malden Recreation staff and police, shown from left to right: Kneeling: Kevin Turner, Kimberly Tropnas, James Hypolite, Gizelle Rodriguez, Ayuska Tamang and Camron Crawford; middle row: Det. Renee Kelly and Damien Jacques; top row: Recreation Department Director Joe Levine, Captain Marc Gatcomb, Manny Perez, Nicholas Danna, Gabriel Montalvo, Manicha Exilhomme, Aya Tafraoui, Averi Bell and Hajar Elhadraji; back row: Jahiem Francillon, Kendrick Noelsaint and Colin Okoth with Sgt. Trent Headley, Sgt. Robert O’Brien, Detective Mitch Montina, K9 Officer Mike Polston and Lt. Mike Powell. Sitting in the drivers’ seat inside Engine 3 is Dara Ortiz, 7 – with Firefighters Brian Beckwith (at left) and Steven Chinal.
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