Seekonk is officially cutting connections with another high ranking officer. According to CBS 12 in Providence, beginning Friday, Dean Isabella will no longer serve as the town’s police chief. The town’s Board of Selectmen rescinded Isabella’s appointment during a meeting Wednesday night. Isabella was inexplicably placed on leave earlier this month, referred by town administrator Shawn Cadime as the department needing a “directional shift.” Isabella took over as Seekonk chief in December 2020 when Former police chief Frank John was placed on leave in 2019, who held the position for only a few months following the resignation of former chief Craig Mace in 2018.

Isabella’s contract expires in December 2023, according to his attorney Eric Brainsky who said Isabella's contract requires a cause for termination, and since the town hasn’t provided one, they plan on suing for damages. Isabella claiming the town’s decisions have caused “irreparable harm” to his reputation.