NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Friends, family and colleagues of Brittany L. Dougal are mourning her death this week after the 29-year-old North Kingstown police officer took her own life at her Cranston apartment on March 4.
Dougal had been in uniform for 73 days after graduating second in her class on December 19 from the Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy. Now, the hallways of the North Kingstown Police Department feel her absence, says Chief John Urban.
“I think there’s shock and disbelief. I think there’s a search — so to speak — that’s underway to try to figure out did we miss something? You know, is there something we could have done to prevent this from happening?” Urban said…