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You couldn't have said it any better, Mr. Jobin....Was I a greedy police officer when I arrived at a burning house in Apponaug and removed 3 children from a second floor apartment on Easter Eve in 1963. Was I a greedy police officer when I disarmed,arrested and brought to trial,on two occasions, burglars crawling through windows of business and on one occasion a home? Was I a greedy police officer when I arrested a murderer shortly after he commited the crime? These are only three of several occasions when I was commended by the Warwick Board Of Public Saftey. Do I considerer myself a hero? Of course not, I was just doing the job that I was hired to do and tried to live up to the oath I took when I was sworn in as an officer.Now I'm being portrayed as a greedy municipal employee.I can no longer remain a silent observer. The true facts are...The municipality did not live up to it's responsbility and contribute to the retirement fund as was promised. I paid my dues as was required during my carrer and thought the city was doing the same. That's where the citizens should direct their anger and not at the municipal employees. One must query as to where the monies went that never reached the fund.

I am now retired from the department, I AM 76 years of age and in bad health. I pay for my own health insurance and have done so since I turned 65 and went on medicare. My main concern is how drastically the cuts will be in my pension and will it hinder my ability to pay for my medications and insurance.

It is scary to know that our elected officials are holding our life styles in their hands, again making promises that they themselves are not certain they can keep

Yours truly,

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Robert White

Warwick Police Lt. ( Ret.)

From: Open letter to General Treasurer Gina Raimondo and the Pension Advisory Group

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