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Massachusetts Police Detective Arrested at EPCOT For Hitting Sheriff's Deputy After Trying to Get Into Private Event and Threatening Security Guard – WDW News Today
A police detective from Brookline, Massachusetts was arrested at EPCOT on January 30, 2024 after allegedly hitting a sheriff’s deputy who was investigating reports of the detective pushing a security guard.
Police Detective Arrested at EPCOT
According to the report from NBC10 Boston, Detective Duane Arthur Danforth, 38, was off-duty at Walt Disney World when the incident occurred on Tuesday, January 30. Danforth tried to get into a private event in the U.K. Pavilion of EPCOT that day by removing ropes.
Private events at Walt Disney World include everything from corporate get-togethers to weddings. The U.K. Pavilion is a popular location for the latter, but the report did not specify what kind of event Danforth was trying to enter.
A security Cast Member told Danforth he had to go around. Witnesses state Danforth then threatened to kill the Cast Member and pushed past him. Danforth was carrying a child in one arm.
Security Cast Members called in sheriff’s deputies as they searched for Danforth in the crowd of the private event. He ignored the security guards so a sheriff’s deputy reached out to him. Danforth then pushed the deputy.
The deputies then took Danforth into custody. Danforth resisted arrest. Court records described him as belligerent and intoxicated.
In 2021, Danforth was named “Officer of the Year” at the Brookline Police Department. He has been placed on administrative leave since the EPCOT incident. NBC10 Boston could not immediately reach him for comment.
We also recently reported on the Vice President of Hospitality, Sales, and Marketing for Hilton Head’s Sea Pines Resort being arrested and placed on administrative leave for drunkenly hitting a teenage Cast Member at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.
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Fire broke out at an apartment building in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, on Monday afternoon, sending a column of smoke high into the air.
NBC affiliate WJAR-TV reports the smoke was visible from miles away from the building on Juniper Road.
More details were not immediately available.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Life Care Center of Raynham has received a deficiency‑free inspection result from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, a distinction awarded to a small share of the state’s licensed nursing homes, according to a community announcement.
The inspection was conducted as part of the state’s routine, unannounced nursing home survey process overseen by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. These comprehensive, multi‑day inspections evaluate multiple aspects of facility operations, including staffing levels, quality of care, medication management, cleanliness, food service and resident rights.
State survey records show that Life Care Center of Raynham met required standards during its most recent standard survey, with no deficiencies cited, based on publicly available state data.
The announcement states that fewer than 8% of Massachusetts nursing homes achieve deficiency‑free survey results. That figure could not be independently verified through state or federal data and is attributed to the announcement.
In addition to the state survey outcome, the facility is listed as a five‑star provider for quality measures on the federal Medicare Care Compare website. The five‑star quality measure rating reflects above‑average performance compared with other nursing homes nationwide, according to federal rating methodology.
Officials said the inspection results reflect ongoing compliance with state and federal standards designed to protect resident health and safety. According to the announcement, the outcome is attributed to staff performance and internal quality practices.
This story was created by Dave DeMille, ddemille@gannett.com, with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at cm.usatoday.com/ethical-conduct.
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