Maldden alld a Vol. 29, No. 53 den AD -FREEO n a cold December morning, just over a century and a half ago, Watchman David S. Faulkner was doing what so many who have followed him have done as well. Making the night rounds just a few hours after midnight on December 22, 1868, Watchman Faulkner was at his post, protecting the citizens of Malden from loss, danger and harm. Acting on a tip from a neighborhood citizen, Faulkner and his partner, another Malden Watchman by the name of George Chase, were beefing up a patrol around one of Malden’s focal sites, the Summer Street train depot, which was located midway between Pleasant Street and the western end of Mountain Avenue. Almost 20 years before Malden was incorporated as a city, its bustling train station was nearly a Have a Safe & Happy New Year! ADVOCAT CAT www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 617-387-2200 A SOLEMN REMEMBRANCE: Pictured during last week’s memorial dedication, from left to right, are, Malden Police Chief Kevin Molis, Police Captain Glenn Cronin, Mayor Gary Christenson and Police Commissioner Salvatore “Butch” Gennetti. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) round-the-clock operation as Watchmen Faulkner and Chase spied two men in the vicinity of the train depot just after 3 a.m. One of them, they believed, matched the description of a Malden Overcoming Addiction supports Malden Warming Center suspect who had drawn suspicion from witnesses who said he looked as though he was TE E Thursday, December 31, 2020 Malden's first fallen officer honored by Police Dept.,City Watchman David Faulkner recognized with permanent memorial on Summer Street By Steve Freker planning a robbery or burglary. As the two public safety offi - cers approached the two men from opposite sides, the pair bolted, with Chase pursuing one suspect, and Watchman Faulkner, handcuff s in hand, caught up the other man quickly. Before a word could be exchanged, according to reports on the tragic incident, the suspect drew a pistol and shot the Malden watchman in the chest. Watchman Faulkner shot and killed by suspect The aim was true, and Watchman Faulkner, in his prime at age 48, died instantly, Malden’s fi rst police offi cer killed in the line of duty. Married and the father of three, Faulkner was taken from his family, which included his then 70-year-old mother, Lucy, just three days before Christmas – a cruel turn of fate for the OFFICER | SEE PAGE 11 Malden teen, 18, killed in shooting on Bowdoin Street Tuesday night Middlesex DA, state and local police continuing investigation; second fatal shooting this month in city By Steve Freker A SAVING LIVES: Pictured from left to right: Malden Overcoming Addiction (MOA) Board Member Dana Brown, Malden Warming Center (MWC) Fundraising Coordinator Linda Cochran, MOA President Paul Hammersley, MWC Executive Director Pastor Gerald Whetstone and MOA Treasurer Dawn Zanazzo. P astor Gerald Whetstone of the First Church of the Nazarene in Malden uses the phrase “Without you there is no Warming Center.” Board Members of Malden Overcoming Addiction (MOA) took this as a call to action and recently voted to donate $1,000 to the Malden Warming Center (MWC) for the upcoming 2020-21 warming season. Research about homeless SUPPORTS| SEE PAGE 7 n 18-year-old Malden teen was killed early Tuesday evening when he was shot outside the Bowdoin Street apartments, according to authorities investigating the case. As of press time Wednesday, the victim, described only as an 18-year-old male, had not been identifi ed. In a report issued late Tuesday night, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Malden Chief of Police Kevin Molis did confi rm a fatal shooting took place on Bowdoin Street Tuesday night and that an investigation is ongoing. The investigation is being conducted by Malden Police, Middlesex DA’s offi ce personnel and Mass. state police assigned to the DA’s offi ce. According to reports, just after 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, Malden Police responded to a report of a shooting that had occurred on Bowdoin Street. Upon arrival, offi cers located the victim, an 18-year-old male, suffering from gunshot wounds. The male was transported to SHOOTING | SEE PAGE 7
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