E. Providence Appoints New Deputy Police Chief, Promotes 2 Others

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — The East Providence Police Department appointed a new deputy police chief and promoted two other officers.

Deputy Chief Barry Ramer was sworn in Thursday and will replace the former deputy and now Police Chief Christopher Francesconi. Also promoted were Mark Cadoret to captain and Todd Poland to lieutenant.

Francesconi congratulated the three officers and spoke highly of their over 70 years of combined police experience.

"I could not be happier with these promotions,"Francesconi said. "Major Ramer, Capt. Cadoret and Lt. Poland have honorably served our agency and the citizens of East Providence with distinction for many years. They will bring a wealth of expertise to their new roles, and I am extremely confident they will flourish in these positions."

Deputy Chief Barry Ramer

Ramer is a 28-year veteran of the East Providence Police Dept. Ramer first joined the East Providence Police Dept. in 1993 and was assigned to the patrol division, where he served as patrol officer until being transferred to the narcotics unit in 1999. In 2000, Ramer was assigned to the Drug Enforcement Agency Task Force.

In 2002, Ramer was promoted to the rank of sergeant and assigned to the patrol division where he remained for two years until being transferred to the Detective Division where he served as Detective Sergeant until 2010. That same year, he was assigned to the Federal Drug Administration Task Force. White there, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.

Ramer was involved in the investigation into Google, which led to a $60 million forfeiture award to the East Providence Police Dept.

In addition to his various positions on the force, Ramer also served on the Special Reaction Team as a member and commander.

In 2020, Ramer was promoted to captain where he served as commander of the patrol division until his current appointment as deputy chief.

Capt. Mark Cadoret

Cadoret joined the East Providence Police Department in 2001 as a patrol officer. He became a member of the special reaction team in 2004 and later team leader in 2006. Cadoret was promoted to sergeant in 2008 and assigned to the patrol division.

He was later promoted to the rank of lieutenant in 2012 and served in the patrol division until he joined the prosecution division in 2013 where he remained until his promotion to Captain. Cadoret has received a number of performance awards throughout his time with the East Providence Police Dept. including the Exceptional Service and Legion Awards.

Lt. Todd Poland

Poland joined the East Providence Police Dept. in 1997 serving both in the Patrol Division and Community Policing Unit.

Poland received specialized training and served as the department’s firearms and patrol rifle instructor and armorer. Poland served on the special reaction team.

In 2006, Poland was promoted to the rank of detective corporal and assigned to the Detective Division’s Bureau of Criminal Identification Unit where he served as crime scene investigator.
Poland was promoted to sergeant in 2015 and assigned to the Patrol Division. He was later assigned to the BCI unit as detective sergeant.