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In 2018, the Cranston Police
Department and Hasbro
Children’s Hospital
welcomed our newest officer:
“C.A.L.I..” C.A.L.I. (Cranston
Police Department, Aubin
Center, Leadership in
Innovation) is an Australian
Labradoodle jointly handled
by Special Victims Unit
Detective Michael Iacone and
Dr. Christine Barron of the
Hasbro Children’s Hospital
Aubin Center. This
partnership features the first comfort therapy dog to jointly serve as a Rhode Island
police department member and the first resident canine in a local hospital. The goal of
the partnership between the two agencies is to assist the investigators and treating
physicians in fostering an open and trusting dialogue with children suspected of being
victims of maltreatment and sexual and physical abuse. C.A.L.I. is Rhode Island’s first
Canine Comfort Therapy Program and is believed to be the first of its kind in the country.
Despite the COVID pandemic, C.A.L.I. continues to be a shining star in our
department as she was the recipient of the 2020 Crime Victim Service Award.
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