Revere Beach safety focus for officials

REVERE – Members of the State Police, Revere Police and the Revere Fire Department assured Mayor Dan Rizzo they will work together this summer to keep Revere Beach safe.?We will be working hand in hand this summer,” State Police Major Ed Amodeo said during a City Council meeting earlier this week.Rizzo called for the public safety summit Monday night to address public-safety concerns.?I want the public to know they are as safe as possible,” Rizzo said.Revere Beach becomes heavily populated during the summer, which can also bring some troublemakers, officials said.?A large number of people will be at the beach,” Acting Police Chief Joe Cafarelli said. “It?s just the nature of the beast.”Amodeo told the council that for the past three years when it has reached 70 degrees or higher they send more patrols to the beach.Amodeo also spoke on the Revere Beach Enforcement Initiative, which starting on May 13, sends patrols on Fridays and Saturdays to specific hot spot areas at the beach.?We identify the areas where there is crime or gang activity and go after it strong,” he said. “We go after it hard in May, that way we can have a good summer.”The initiative has been in effect for a few years, and Amodeo said it has been “pretty successful.”Ward 3 City Councilor Arthur Guinasso expressed concern about noise control at the beach.?Hampton Beach receives just as many visitors as us and I am very impressed on how they handle the noise control there. They don?t allow any boom boxes or anything like that,” he said.There is a 10 p.m. curfew when it comes to noise at the beach.?It?s very destructive to the community and should be a priority,” Guinasso said about noise around the beach.Councilor at large Brian Arrigo asked if the police department had looked into getting Segways for traveling around the beach more efficiently.Amodeo said no because they were “expensive,” but that the police department does get “creative” when traveling around the beach.Many of the councilors expressed gratitude over the teamwork between departments.?When they said they were working hand in hand, that made me feel comfortable,” Ward 1 and council president Richard Penta said.Sara Brown can be reached at [email protected].