Monday, April 1, 2013
Wellesley Police publish a video news update on the website, covering local topics.
The safest town in America, and a meeting with a congressman make up the latest update from the Wellesley Police Department. The latest WPD Web News Update (see videos, right) focuses on two major topics: the town being ranked 15th safest in the country, and Chief Terrence Cunningham meeting with Congressman Joseph Kennedy III. The first minute of the video focuses on a recent study on Neighborhood Scout indicates that, thus far in 2013, Wellesley ranked 15 out of the top 100 safest communities nationwide. The town has moved up from from 19th place in 2012. The odds of falling victim to a crime in Wellesley are in 1 in 7271, compared to the Massachusetts-wide odds of 1 in 233. The second half of the video catches up with Chief …
Friday, March 22, 2013
Mayors Against Illegal Guns airing ad featuring Wellesley Police Chief Terrence Cunningham and other law enforcement professionals.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns recently released an ad featuring a number of law enforcement professionals, including Wellesley Police Chief Terrence Cunningham. Chief Cunningham spoke in Washington earlier in the year with the National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence to call on congress to put an end to gun violence. He also met with the President on the same subject. He issued the following statement with the ad: Background checks are not only a preventative measure to stop criminals from obtaining deadly weapons – they’re also a critical law enforcement tool that help us solve crimes and keep our streets safe. Police officers across the country are risking their lives every day to protect our communities from the …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wellesley Police Chief and a number of law enforcement groups came together in Washington, D.C. to speak on gun control.
Yesterday, Mr. Cunningham went to Washington. Correction: Chief Cunningham went to Washington. Wellesley Police Chief Terrence Cunningham, speaking as Vice President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), joined a number of other law enforcement officers in Washington, DC. The group was calling on Congress to enact several gun control measures. In the D.C. press conference yesterday, Cunningham said, “In the years since the terrorist attacks of 2001, over 300,000 American lives have been lost to gun violence. That is more than 70 lives a days. 70 families that have been devastated by the loss of loved one. A parent deprived of their son or daughter, a spouse deprived of their partner or a child deprived of their …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Chief Terrence Cunningham among 25 law enforcement leaders gathering this week to demand stronger gun laws.
Chief Terrence Cunningham, who is also Vice President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), is among the law enforcement leaders who will be calling on Congress to take action on gun control, according to a press release (below). A total of 25 representatives of the National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence will come together for a press conference on Wednesday afternoon to call on congress to, According to the release, "Law enforcement supports these measures because they know from experience they will prevent dangerous people from acquiring firearms and prevent weapons designed for war from inflicting the devastating carnage seen too often in communities all across America." Cunningham joins …
