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Promoting Safety in the Seaport

Initiatve Gives Advice, Touts Situational Awareness for Companies

On March 6, 2018, the Seaport Security The event was very well attended and
Initiative was held at the World Trade Center included representatives from area companies,
in South Boston. The initiative was a response including Fidelity, John Hancock, Seaport Hotel,
to the Las Vegas active shooter incident, which Renaissance Hotel, JetBlue, Omnium Protection
occurred in October of last year and claimed 58 Group, Northeast Security, Securitas, Association
lives.

This event
was organized by
Lieutenant John
Rota, the then-MSP
Seaport liaison,
with assistance
from Sergeant
Michael Millett of
Lt. John Rota the Boston Police
Department (C-
6) and Captain John Teahan of the MassPort
Police. Primary presenters included Lieutenant
Rota, Lieutenant Daniel Wells, who spoke about
Behavioral Observation and Suspicious Activity of Threat Assessments Group, CBRE Property
Recognition (BOSAR), Trooper Robert Marquis Management, Fallon Company, Drew Company,
of the State Police Special Tactical Operations Boston Celtics Corporate Security, Camp
Unit, Sergeant Robert Ahern, Troop F Explosive Harborview, and numerous restaurants across
Ordnance Disposal Unit, and Sergeant Neil the Seaport. This event was the first iteration of
Calnan, Troop F K-9, among others. Agencies the Seaport Security Initiative and highlights the
involved in the event included the Massachusetts cooperation among public safety agencies and
State Police, Boston Police Department, MBTA private sector businesses in the Seaport.
Police Department, U.S. Coast Guard, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Secret Service, U.S.
State Department, Connecticut State Police, and
the Rhode Island State Police.

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