We, the comrades of Unit 1012, show
our gratitude to Plymouth County Sheriff Deputy James Creed for saving lives by
shooting dead a Serial Killer.
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James Creed the Plymouth County Sheriff
Deputy
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Off-Duty Deputy Shoots And Kills Serial Killer At A Local Mall
By policesupport
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May 11,
2016
TAUNTON, MA. – A Plymouth County
Sheriff’s Deputy is being hailed a hero tonight after shooting and killing a
man that attacked innocent people at the Silver City Galleria Mall on Tuesday
(May 11, 2016).
The deputy sheriff, whom was off-duty
at the time, was at the mall with his family having dinner. Chaos
broke out inside the restaurant as the suspect burst in and began stabbing
people.
According to witnesses, the deputy warned
the armed assailant to drop his weapon. When the crazed man did not
comply, the deputy fired one round from his personal weapon killing the man.
Fortunately, neither the deputy nor
his family was injured during the encounter. The assailant has been
identified as 28-year-old, Arthur Darosa.
Investigators have released that prior
to the incident inside the mall, Darosa was responsible for stabbing and
killing two other individuals inside of a local home. Darosa then crashed his
vehicle outside of a Macy’s and assaulted multiple people. Darosa then
went to Bertucci’s restaurant where he armed himself with a knife and stabbed
four people. All four of those individuals were transported to a local hospital
where one of those individuals later died.
It is unknown how many lives the
off-duty deputy saved. The Taunton’s Mayor and the Bristol County
District Attorney praised Creed for his quick work.
“Certainly our heartfelt prayers go
out to all the victims of this senseless tragedy,” Mayor Thomas Hoye said. “I’d
like to thank the off-duty sheriff. If it wasn’t for his heroic actions, there
could have been more loss of life.”
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Local
Community News
Statement
of Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald, Jr.
May
11, 2016
In
response to inquiries from the press and the public, I am able to confirm that
Plymouth County Deputy James Creed of this department was the officer
responsible for intervening and stopping an apparent random attack at the
Galleria Mall in Taunton Tuesday evening.
Deputy
Creed, who joined PCSD in 2005, was off-duty and dining with his wife at the
restaurant as events unfolded. As an academy-trained officer, he discharged a
single round from his personal firearm, bringing the attack to an end. He then
remained at the scene to render aid to the victims and Mr. DaRosa. He was in
civilian clothes at the time of these events.
This
investigation is under the direction of Bristol County District Attorney Thomas
Quinn, Massachusetts State Police assigned to his office, and Taunton Police.
On
a personal level, understandably I am proud of Deputy Creed, his heroic actions
and his ability to apply his professional training and restraint in an
obviously traumatic and perilous situation. I am also relieved that through his
swift and deliberate response, additional loss of life or injury to other
bystanders was averted.
I
also want to extend my condolences to the families of those who have suffered
losses from these tragic events, and offer wishes of a safe recovery for those
injured.
Plymouth county Deputy sheriff James creed likely saved lives, prosecutor says
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Deputy
sheriff’s actions likely saved lives, prosecutor says
By John R. Ellement Globe Staff
James Creed was dining with his wife
at a restaurant in a Taunton mall Tuesday night when Arthur J. DaRosa stormed
in and began stabbing first a waitress and then a high school teacher who had
rushed to the woman’s aid, officials said.
Seconds later, the 35-year-old
Plymouth County deputy sheriff tapped into his law enforcement training and
ended a violent spree by the 28-year-old DaRosa by firing a single shot into
the Taunton man’s abdomen, said Bristol District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III.
Creed, Quinn said Wednesday, should be considered a hero whose actions likely saved
the lives of many people inside the Bertucci’s Restaurant.
Before attacking the waitress and
George A. Heath, the good Samaritan teacher at the restaurant, DaRosa had
wounded three other people in the same mall and earlier had stabbed and killed
80-year-old Patricia Slavin and seriously injured her daughter in a home in
Taunton. Heath died from his wounds.
“He displayed his badge. He
identified himself as a police officer,” Quinn said of Creed’s actions. “He gave multiple commands to DaRosa to drop his knife.’’
Only after DaRosa refused to drop the
weapon did Creed open fire, the district attorney said.
“When confronted by this extremely
violent and dangerous situation, he reacted in a professional but heroic
manner,’’ Quinn said at a press conference Wednesday. “He prevented further
carnage from occurring.’’
Attempts to reach Creed and his family for comment were unsuccessful.
Creed joined the Plymouth County
Sheriff’s Department in 2005 and has worked as a K-9 officer since 2007, duties
that often lead to him assisting local departments searching for suspects or
missing persons, officials said.
John Birtwell, spokesman for Plymouth
County Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald Jr., said Creed used his personal sidearm
during his confrontation with DaRosa, not a department-issued firearm.
In a statement, McDonald said that he
was proud of Creed’s “heroic actions and his ability to apply his professional
training and restraint in an obviously traumatic and perilous situation. I am
also relieved that through his swift and deliberate response, further
additional loss of life or injury to other bystanders was averted.’’
The sheriff also extended his
condolences “to the families of those who have suffered losses from these
tragic events, and offer wishes of a safe recovery for those injured.’’
In addition, he noted that after the
shooting Creed “remained at the scene to render aid to the victims and Mr.
DaRosa.”
Birtwell said Creed was dining with
his wife at the time, which could have only intensified the tension and concern
that Creed had when he became involved in the incident.
“He was dining with his wife,’’
Birtwell said. “And so in the middle of all this he is not only having to react
to other diners and patrons and employees being accosted, but there was also
the element of his own family present as well.’’
But, Birtwell added, “he had the
foresight and the professional training to discharge his weapon just once.’’
Birtwell said that when Creed is not
assisting other departments, his primary task is providing perimeter security
for the House of Correction and Jail in Plymouth. Birtwell noted that the jail
housed James “Whitey” Bulger while he was on trial as well as other dangerous
federal detainees over the years.
The deputy also received praise on
Wednesday from Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson.
“I want to thank and salute
Plymouth County Deputy Sheriff Creed, for his quick and decisive action, when
he shot and killed the suspect who randomly began stabbing people as they were
dining at the Bertucci’s restaurant In Taunton,” Hodgson said in a statement.
“The suspect killed one
person and stabbed several others before Deputy Creed was able to engage him
and prevent further injuries or death to other patrons. Shortly before the
incident, the suspect murdered a second person at a Taunton home and injured at
least one person at the same house. Thanks to Deputy Sheriff Creed for his
swift and heroic action during this horrific rampage.”
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