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Fall River fires ex-police chief over unregistered guns, threatening items
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) -- Former Fall River Police Chief Paul Gauvin has been fired after an outside investigation determined he left threatening items in his desk and unregistered firearms in his locker, Target 12 has learned. Mayor Paul Coogan confirmed Gauvin was fired Monday after an outside investigative firm submitted a report that found Gauvin committed 15 department violations and recommended he be terminated. Coogan said the report h…
Former Fall River Police Chief fired from department after extensive investigation
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — After spending months on paid leave, former Fall River Police Chief Paul Gauvin was officially fired on April 2. He had stepped down as chief back September 2024 and was supposed to come back to the department as a captain in May 2025, but plans changed. “When I hired Paul Gauvin to be chief I thought he would be chief for at least a decade,” Mayor Paul Coogan said. A “no confidence” vote had previously come in from …
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