THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, FEbrUAry 17, 2023 Page 7 Swatting incident disrupts classes at Saugus High (Editor’s Note: The following story is based on a press release issued by the Saugus Police Department.) T he Saugus Police Department responded to an incident of swatting that briefly interrupted classes at Saugus High School. On Wednesday (Feb. 15) at 1:09 p.m., Saugus Police ASKS | FROM PAGE 6 tions. I still own 20 percent of the business, and that’s still being negotiated. Q: I notice you are selling cookbooks here. A: Yes, I got the cookbooks. And I will probably be writing another one to go with this restaurant as well. Q: Any goals for the new Paolo’s? A: We’re doing what we intended: We’re a neighborhood restaurant for East Saugus; we’re fi lling the void that needed to be fi lled. Q: Was it hard to replicate the original Paolo’s restaurant here? A: It wasn’t a long process. I received a call from an unknown male who claimed to have a fi rearm and an intent to do harm to those at Saugus High School, according to Police Chief Michael Ricciardelli. All available Saugus Police Offi cers responded immediately to Saugus High School, which was immediately placed into lockdown in accordance with preestablished policies and pulled out the notes from my Charlestown restaurant and applied them to my hometown. And it kind of made sense. Q: When did you decide to get out of the donut business? A: I pretty much decided in March of 2022. I was contemplating getting out of the donut business and getting back to what I love doing: cooking and putting a smile on peoples’ faces. And we got the same menu as we had in Charlestown with a couple of new things. Putting a smile on peoples’ faces always tells me that it’s a job well done. Nothing speaks more volumes than seeing people smiling. Q: Anything else that you procedures. Saugus Police searched both the building and grounds of Saugus High School to ensure there were no unauthorized individuals on the campus, and they quickly determined the call was one of more than a dozen hoax calls that have been made across the Commonwealth so far this week. Classes at Saugus High School returned to normal approxiwant to share? A: I want this place to be an asset to the community: a place where people can come and gather – not only to enjoy a meal – but also visit with each other, break a little bread. Q: How many diff erent cooking disciplines do you have? What are the countries that you can cook from? A: Greek, Italian, Asian, Southwest. I also dabble in straight Mexican and cook some Asian cuisine as well. If you are going to be a chef in America, you better learn how to cook a couple of diff erent disciplines. Q: I notice a lot of people from Charlestown frequenting this place. How is that? mately 29 minutes after the lockdown was put into place. “I am pleased by the quick and coordinated response that both Saugus Police and Saugus Public Schools had to this incident, and I’m relieved to report that the call was just a hoax,” said Chief Ricciardelli. “We nevertheless responded in accordance with preestablished policies and procedures that we have reA: It’s all been word of mouth or the Internet. Q: I guess cooking must be in your genes. A: Both of my grandfathers and my dad did it, and my mother was a tremendous cook. For a lot of Greek families, it’s a part of growing up at a very young age. My father had a diner in Chelsea, Tony’s Spa in Bellingham Square. Both of my grandfathers had their own little restaurants over the years. My father also owned a donut shop in Lynn called Mrs. Foster’s. Then, later, he and mom purchased Kane’s Donuts. They bought Kane’s in 1988. In 2007, I was headed to New York City to chef at a restaurant, hearsed together before because the safety and security of students and staff in Saugus Public Schools is our top priority,” the chief said. “Swatting,” according to Oxford Languages is “the action or practice of making a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police offi cers to a particular address.” and my dad asked me to stay and run the donut shop as president of the company. I took it from $500,000 to $8.1 million in annual sales.
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