Narragansett Police Make Kevin O'Conner Town's New Community Officer

NARRAGANSETT, RI — The Narragansett Police Department has named a new community police officer.

Police Chief Sean Corrigan last week assigned Officer Kevin O'Connor as the department's new community police officer.

O’Connor has been with the Narragansett Police Department for 13 years, with five of those years serving as part of the town's community police division. He is the former school resource officer at the Pier Middle School. He has also assisted with hiring, training and supervising the department's community service officers for the past five years.

O'Connor has also been the department's liaison to the Rhode Island Department of Healthy Aging, the town beach manager and the local Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Awareness (IDEA) Committee.

As part of his new role as a community police officer, O’Connor will investigate nuisance and community civil disputes. He will also help the University of Rhode Island with student and off-campus housing-related offenses during the school year. Corrigan said.

Additionally, in his new role, O'Connor will conduct tobacco and alcohol compliance checks at local retailers and licensed establishments, as state and federal regulations require. He will continue to perform liaison duties with the Rhode Island Department of Healthy Aging and attend meetings of local community groups as requested, and assist with managing the CSO intern program.

"The Community Police Officer role is important to ensuring our department is able to address quality of life issues and effectively deliver services to the larger community," Corrigan said. "Officer O'Connor has great experience working with community organizations as well as the University of Rhode Island in his time with our Community Police Division, and I'm confident that he is a great fit for this role."

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