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Blackstone honors officers for lifesaving vehicle rescue and swears in new officer
Summary
Select Board recognized Officers Taylor Hanson and Gregory Haines/Haynes for rescuing an unconscious driver from a burning vehicle on Oct. 20, 2024, and swore in Officer Madeline Dike as the department’s newest officer — the first woman sworn in recent town history.
The Blackstone Select Board on Nov. 26 formally commended two police officers for a lifesaving rescue and welcomed a new member to the department.
At a ceremony at Town Hall the police chief recounted a single‑vehicle crash on Oct. 20, 2024, in which Officer Taylor Hanson arrived first, found the driver unconscious and pinned beneath the dashboard and —…
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