Crime & Safety

Details to Emerge About Malden Officers' Role in Manhunt

Some Malden Police officers played "a meaningful role in a great collaborative effort," Chief Kevin Molis said.

Malden Police Chief Kevin Molis confirmed the involvement of Malden Police officers during the incredible manhunt for a bombing suspect in Watertown Friday night. 

"I committed some of our best resources to Watertown yesterday," he wrote.

"Their dedication and training served them well. They played a meaningful role in a great collaborative effort.

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"We are all proud of them." 

Molis said he would hold off on releasing details until he received additional briefings, but told residents to expect them early this week. 

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"I just want to make sure that anything I attribute to them is extremely accurate," he explained. 

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