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Patrolman Paul McCarthy of the Chelsea Police Department, while on routine patrol observes a man and woman fighting in a patch of shrubbery. After talking to both parties it is discovered that their union is a prostitution deal gone bad, upon further investigation both parties are arrested.
| Name | Paul J. McCarthy |
| Rank | Patrol Officer |
| Agency | Chelsea Police Department |
| Station/Area Command | City of Chelsea, MA – Suffolk County |
| Age | 49 |
| From | Newton, MA |
| Hired | |
| Why Law Enforcement | I began working as a Mall Security Officer to help pay for college. It was there I first got the bug to go into law enforcement. After collage I landed my first job in public safety working as a police officer for the Chelsea Housing Authority in the City of Chelsea. There police work became my passion and still is even after 26 years. |
| First Arrest | My first arrest was of two suspects who had assaulted another police officer with a brick. The suspects fled over a fence, through a marsh and across a major highway. The whole time I was chasing them I was thinking “What am I doing here, someone should call the cops”. Then I remembered I was “the cops” and this is what I would be doing for the rest of my career. |
| Best part of the job | The best part of my job is the sense of accomplishment I get when I can positively affect the life of another person who needs help. Sometimes that is just being there to listen to them and most times I don’t even know the impact I made on them till one day I cross their path again and they say “Hey you’re the cop that helped me (Insert Story Here)”. |
| Hobbies | Besides spending time with my children and family, I love to ride my Harley Davidson Motorcycle. When I am just banging around town on the bike or going on cross country treks with other friends who love to ride, I find it takes all the stresses of life and the job and puts them in to perspective. |
| Favorite Quote | “We’re not here for a long time, we’re here for a good time” the other is “Don’t take life to seriously, none of us will get out of it alive anyhow” |