Police Station Named Major McAlister C. McGregor Public Safety Complex

Maj. Alister C. McGregor will be remembered.

On Dec. 27, the will be renamed the Major Alister C. McGregor Public Safety Complex in memory of the fallen officer that was mortally wounded while conducting a training exercise with the East Providence Police Department’s Special Reaction Team in December of 2001.

Captain McGregor was a member of the East Providence Police Department for 16 years and was promoted to the rank of major after his death. As a state expert on the use of deadly force he worked to develop policies and methods for responding to school shootings, policies which are still being taught at Rhode Island police agencies.

“I am humbled and honored to have chaired the commission to rename our police station in honor of Major McGregor,” said Mayor Bruce Rogers.  “This is a memorial to a fallen hero which is long overdue.”

The will take place at 11 a.m. at the East Providence Police Station located at 750 Waterman Ave. Light refreshments will follow at the East Providence Senior Center located at 610 Waterman Ave.

The McGregor Memorial Committee consisted of Mayor Bruce Rogers, Candy Seel, Captain Walter Barlow, Lieutenant Armen Garo, and Lieutenant Detective Division John Rossi.