Crime & Safety
Charity Group Aims To Pay Off Fallen Weymouth Cop's Mortgage
The Tunnel To Towers Foundation is donating $100,000 and is running a fundraiser to help pay for Officer Michael Chesna's mortgage.
WEYMOUTH, MA — A charity group is now spearheading an effort to pay for the mortgage of Weymouth Police Officer Michael Chesna.
The Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation announced Wednesday that they will donate $100,000 towards the mortgage and will help run a fundraiser to pay for the rest. All proceeds from the CrowdRise campaign will go towards the Chesna family.
Help us support fallen @WeymouthPD Sgt. Michael Chesna, lost in the line of duty on Sunday, July 15. #Tunnel2Towers is pledging the first $100K & fundraising to pay off the remainder of his family's mortgage. Donate today: https://t.co/IURdzaZWak pic.twitter.com/e4Gg7YoaHN
— Tunnel To Towers (@Tunnel2Towers) July 18, 2018
Chesna was killed Sunday morning while responding to a report of a hit-and-run involving his accused killer Emanuel Lopes near South Shore Hospital. Authorities say Lopes threw a rock at Chesna and used the officer's gun to shoot him about 10 times. He also killed 77-year-old Vera Adams a short time later, police said
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Visiting hours Chesna are scheduled for Thursday at St. Mary's Church in Hanover. A funeral mass and private burial are set for the next day.
The Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation is named after Stephen Stiller, a New York City firefighter who died in 9/11 and helps pay for the mortgages of public safety workers killed in the line of duty.
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