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North rookie cop finds big success on his first patrol
BY DAVID LINTON SUN CHRONICLE STAFF
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 2:35 AM EDT




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- On his first night on the job, Patrolman Justin Gould helped nab an accused drunken driver with a history of prior arrests.

NORTH ATTLEBORO

Gould, the son of Police Chief Michael Gould Sr., was riding with Capt. Daniel Coyle just after midnight Sunday, when they spotted a car on Route 1 with no headlights, according to police.

The driver, Michael M. Moran, 42, of Walpole, now faces a fifth-offense drunken driving charge and was ordered held Monday in jail without bail pending a dangerousness hearing Wednesday in Attleboro District Court.

He was also charged with driving to endanger, driving with no headlight and possession of marijuana. Police say they noticed a small bag of marijuana coming out of his sock during a field sobriety test. Assisting in the arrest were officers Kevin Lacasse and Sgt. Fred DeMarco.

If a judge finds Moran is a danger, he could be held in jail without bail for up to 90 days.
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realist wrote on Jul 15, 2008 11:37 AM:

" Overachieving rookie. Just kidding. Good work doing one of the most dangerous things a cop can do, a "routine" night time traffic stop.
He has a good instructor in Capt Coyle. As for nepotism, you're kidding right? He had to pass the same civil service exam as everyone else and that just qualifies you to get hired. You still have to go through the physical and academic training that gets tougher every year.

I have no problem hiring a local if he's as qualified as the other candidates.
Oh - and to Radar57 - the town is North Attleborough. "

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spookey wrote on Jul 15, 2008 10:34 AM:

" firemen, as well as police officers, come from a long list of fathers, uncles, and cousins, before them. it is in the blood, as one would say. in north attleboro, for years, the names of gould, elliott,coyle mckeon, have been associated with law enforcement. these names have done a wonderful job, so let's leave it at that. my father,mother,cousins, and son, are officers. i know all those families. "

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mmarcia wrote on Jul 15, 2008 10:16 AM:

" Radar57 - your comment has nothing to do with the story. Lots of PDs hire relatives, and the civil service exam keeps out the bad ones. Mr. Moran was caught committing a CRIME, and that's what the story is about. "

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Radar57 wrote on Jul 15, 2008 8:59 AM:

" Lets see you have a Police Chiefs son and a prior Police Chiefs son here all from the same town you wonder how many applicants took the last exam and put down North Attleboro for a preference and did not get hired-is this nepotism I wonder? "

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