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February 2, 2007

Johnston detective facing B&E charge

JOHNSTON — A Johnston police detective faces a felony count of breaking and entering in the aftermath of an incident in Johnston, the state police said today.

The officer was identified as Marc Zaccagnini, 35, of North Providence.

Zaccagnini also was charged with domestic disorderly conduct and domestic malicious damage after he turned himself over to detectives at state police headquarters in Scituate, according to state police Capt. Stephen J. Lynch, who declined to provide any additional information on the allegations against Zaccagnini.

A criminal complaint on file in District Court, Warwick, accuses Zaccagnini of breaking into a woman’s home on Jan. 25; maliciously damaging her front door, and engaging in “fighting, threatening, violent and tumultuous behavior.”

The court has issued a restraining order, which makes it illegal for Zaccagnini to have any contact with the 35-year-old woman.

Zaccanini was arraigned before a justice of the peace, Richard Finnegan, and released on $1,000 personal recognizance.

He pleaded not guilty to the two domestic charges, according to the complaint. No plea has been entered for the felony count.

Johnston Deputy Police Chief Gary L. Maddocks Jr. acknowledged that a Johnston police officer was arrested recently, but he declined to identify the person by name.
The officer has been suspended without pay, he said.

Zaccagnini is scheduled to appear for his court arraignment April 6 in District Court, Providence.

-- Journal staff writer Mark Reynolds

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