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Cafarelli Gets His Man Alive: Revere Chief and SWAT Team Credited with Helping in Apprehension of Tsarnaev

April 25, 2013

By Seth Daniel

Revere Police Chief Joe Cafarelli is shown here being

congratulated by other law enforcement soon after helping to take bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev into custody last Friday in Watertown.Cafarelli and several other Revere Police officers were part of the North Metro SWAT team that assisted in the arrest of Tsarnaev.

Last Friday was a good day to be a cop, Revere Police Chief Joe Cafarelli contends.  Naturally, after a week of turmoil, it was especially meaningful for Revere folks and for Revere Police when Cafarelli and his North Metro SWAT team were front and center in the arrest of accused Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Cafarelli was seen checking the boat where Tsarnaev was hiding immediately after his capture. Other Revere officers on the SWAT team – made up of around 30 officers from the forces of Revere, Everett and Malden – were also instrumental, including one officer from Ward 6 who actually handcuffed the suspected terrorist.

“At one point there was an arrest team put together while we were on Franklin Street in Watertown last Friday,” said Cafarelli. “Revere, Everett, Malden and the T Police happened to be the officers there when it formed. We weren’t singled out or anything. We were just there and ready. We were fortunate enough to be the team that took him in.

“We pulled him off the boat,” Cafarelli continued. “Our fear was that we had heard he could have explosives on him.