Crime & Safety
Police Station to be Renamed to Honor Fallen Officer
The Waterman Avenue complex will be renamed in memory of Maj. Alister McGregor.

The will be renamed in honor of Maj. Alister McGregor, a city officer and U.S. Air Force veteran who was killed during a firearms training exercise with the Special Reaction Team in 2001.
Maj. McGregor was an expert in the use of deadly force and school shootings, said Major Bruce Rogers during a city council meeting. He was a member of the East Providence Police Department for 16 years.
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