Maj. Oates Leaves Prov Police to be Chief in Woonsocket
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Maj. Oates Leaves Prov Police to be Chief in Woonsocket

“I am excited for the opportunity to lead the men and women of the Woonsocket Police Department. I look forward to the establishing positive relationships within the Department and the community over the coming weeks as the new Chief of the Woonsocket Police Department,” said Oates.
The announcement concludes the search for a new Woonsocket Chief which started in February, following the departure of Chief Thomas Carey.
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Oates currently serves as the Deputy Chief of the Providence Police Department where he has served for 36 years. Oates has been in law enforcement for 42 years.
As Police Chief in Woonsocket, Oates will oversee all aspects of the Woonsocket Police Department which includes 90 officers and 16 civilian staff.
Providence Police Officers Who Made More Than 100K Last Year
100.
Name: Daniel Famiglietti
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $103,904.07
99.
Name: Ronald Riley
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $103,940.74
98.
Name: Patrick Reddy
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $103,940.74
97..
Name: Eugene Craven III
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $104,291.05
96.
Name: John Henderson
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $104,319.8
95.
Name: Michelle Guerette
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $105,168.59
94.
Name: Thomas Connetta Jr.
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $105,261.41
93.
Name: Taft Manzotti
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $105,289.57
92.
Name: Brian Muldoon
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $105,383.67
91.
Name: John Ryan
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $105,630.24
90.
Name: Andrew Lawton
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $105,708.47
89.
Name: Michael Mangan
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $105,709.07
88.
Name: Robert Papa
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $105,953.73
87.
Name: Troy Lambert
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $105, 972.41
86.
Name: Joseph Donnelly
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $106,056
85.
Name: Vincent Sollitto
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $106,409.48
84.
Name: Michael Pattie
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $106,412.18
83.
Name: John Benros
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $106,643.65
82.
Name: Michael Troia
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $106,699.74
81.
Name: Brian Dyer
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $106,797.05
80.
Name: Robert Heaton
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $107,457.42
79.
Name: Joseph Acampora Jr.
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $107,725.62
78.
Name: Henry Remolina
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $108,696.57
77.
Name: Ivan Tavarez
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $108,735.38
76.
Name: Miguel Castillo
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $108,874.86
75.
Name: Timothy O'hara
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $109,549.34
74.
Name: William Dwyer Jr.
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $109,716.57
73.
Name: Sandra Kittell
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $109,877.9
72.
Name: Francisco Guerra
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $109,895.85
71.
Name: Jonathan Primiano
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $109,990.25
70.
Name: Joseph Iannucci
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $110,134.94
69.
Name: Robert Melaragno
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $110,994.74
68.
Name: Fernando Lopez
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $111,310.24
67.
Name: Charles Vieira
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $112,356.21
66.
Name: Michael Fallon
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $112,696.94
65.
Name: Curt Desautels
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $113,089.51
64.
Name: Glenn Morgan
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $113,247.41
63.
Name: Paul Renzi
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $113,758.73
62.
Name: Kenneth Vinacco
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $113,803.72
61.
Name: James Marsland
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Retired - Benefits Pending Ret
Total: $113,555.28
60.
Name: Jose Deschamps
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $113,820.93
59.
Name: Scott Mcgregor
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $113,822.29
58.
Name: John Abatiello
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $114,682.7
57.
Name: Christopher Lourenco
Job Description: 450: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $115,848.68
56.
Name: John St. Lawrence
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Retired - Benefits Pending Ret
Total: $115,918.78
55.
Name: Roger Aspinall
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $115,984.58
54.
Name: Raymond Hull
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $116,086.93
53.
Name: Eugene Chin
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $116,193.72
52.
Name: Juan Robles
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $116,514.53
51.
Name: Gregory Sion
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $116,542.47
50.
Name: David Tejada
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $116,542.78
49.
Name: John Sigillo
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $117,064.44
48.
Name: Timothy Mcgann
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $117,142.55
47.
Name: Christopher Calise
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $117,268.81
46.
Name: Darren Hull
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $117,326.38
45.
Name: David Girard
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $117,469.37
44.
Name: Allen Spiver
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $117,608.04
43.
Name: Andres Perez
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $118,148.15
42.
Name: Pao Yang
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $118,153.21
41.
Name: Virak In
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active Full - Time
Total: $119,005.41
40.
Name: Bernard Gannon Jr.
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $119,314.18
39.
Name: Thomas Rose
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $119,920.79
38.
Name: Robert Lepre
Job Description: Police Captain
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $120,134.7
37.
Name: Matthew Goddard
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $120,376.34
36.
Name: Andrew Scanlon
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $120,479.48
35.
Name: George Stamatakos
Job Description: Police Captain
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $120,569.97
34.
Name: Dean Isabella
Job Description: Police Captain
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $120,694.98
33.
Name: Peter Conley
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $120,951.78
32.
Name: Kevin Lanni
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $121,069.27
31.
Name: Vincent Pazzetta
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $121,443.08
30.
Name: Fabio Zuena
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $121,503.01
29.
Name: Oscar Perez
Job Description: Police Captain
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $121,633.32
28.
Name: Nicholas Ludovici
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $122,509.23
27.
Name: Clifford Torres
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $123,757.41
26.
Name: Robert Zabinski
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $124,061.06
25.
Name: Lucio Andreozzi
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $126,511.45
24.
Name: Francisco Furtado
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $126,520.92
23.
Name: Anthony Sauro Jr.
Job Description: Police Captain
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $127,506.63
22.
Name: David Lapatin
Job Description: Police Major
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $129,192.87
21.
Name: Francisco Colon Sr.
Job Description: Police Major
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $129,242.79
20.
Name: Wayne Mann
Job Description: Police Major
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $129,822.14
19.
Name: Brian Corcoran
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $130,029.77
18.
Name: Thomas Verdi
Job Description: Police Major
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $130,292.57
17.
Name: Michael Martinous
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $133,717.77
16.
Name: Joseph Gallucci
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $134,272.98
15.
Name: Juan Rodrigues
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $135,810.24
14.
Name: Alyssa Deandrade
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $139,575.41
13.
Name: Michael Immondi
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $139,605.89
12.
Name: Michael Figueiredo
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $139,886.01
11.
Name: Andrew Frolich Jr.
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full time
Total: $140,103.12
10.
Name: Scott Keenan
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $141,816.8
9.
Name: Michael Correia
Job Description: Police Captain
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $143,794.78
8.
Name: Fausto Garcia
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $144,039.99
7.
Name: Michael Long
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Retired - Benefits Pending Ret
Total: $111,645.57
6.
Name: Thomas Oates
Job Description: Deputy Police Chief
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $145,107.74
5.
Name: Ralph Abenante
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $146,832.74
4.
Name: Gregory Paolo
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $147,336.06
3.
Name: Luis Sanlucas
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $153,603.52
2.
Name: Richard Fernandes II
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $155,076.93
1.
Name: Hugh Clements Jr.
Job Description: Police Chief
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $162,394.98
