Sergeant Detective Pauline Wells Cambridge Police Department
Pauline Wells joined the Cambridge Police Department in 1993. She has served in various assignments, including the Patrol Division, Court Prosecutors Office attached to Cambridge District Court and in the Investigations Division as a Detective in the Domestic Violence Unit.
In 2003 she was promoted to Sergeant Detective assigned to Major Cases. In her current assignment, she supervises the day Investigations section including the Domestic Violence Unit, the Sex Offender Registry Unit and the Computer Crimes Unit.
Pauline is highly active in charitable causes. This August she will compete in her 4th Pan Mass Challenge ride to benefit the Jimmy Fund and Dana Farber.
Her singing career began in 2001. With the encouragement of family and friends she publicly sang a song at a local pub in Cork City Ireland. After the attacks of 9/11, Pauline began answering requests to sing the National Anthem of the United States. Her spirited and emotional rendition has become well known to many throughout Massachusetts. Her numerous public appearances include, Faneuil Hall, The Moving Vietnam Wall, Harvard University, The Massachusetts State House, the new Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, and Fenway Park. She has a great love of Irish Music and is a regular guest with - DEVRI Boston’s distinguished Irish Band.
Since 2003 she has been a voice student at the prestigious Longy School of Music in Cambridge. She is presently in her 4th year studying under the internationally acclaimed Baritone, Robert Honeysucker.
Pauline Wells is an exceptional woman, all monies she has raised from her deep passion for singing and other diligent efforts is 100% donated without hesitation to many awe-inspiring charities.
In the past fours years Sergeant Detective Pauline Wells has personally raised over $50,000.00 for the Jimmy Fund, the Leukemia Society and Cops for Kids with Cancer.
Last February, as she has for three consecutive years, she hosted an eclectic group of local and international artists in her third annual benefit concert “A Celtic Crossing” at Milton High School.
Pauline has just released her 1st CD, “Pauline Wells, Ready to Play” recorded live during “A Celtic Crossing” in 2009.
The album was a collective effort with the members of DEVRI. Her songs can be heard regularly of WROL’s “The Irish Hit Parade,” every Saturday and also with Seamus Mulligan on “Feast of Irish Music” each Sunday. Two songs in particular have developed significant listener appeal. “Share the Darkness’ and “Red is the Rose.”
Pauline Wells’ principal event to date came on 9/11/2009 when “A Celtic Crossing” hosted “Pauline Wells in Concert” at Boston’s historic Wilbur Theater. With a cadre of musician that included the NYPD Pipes and Drums, concert goers were “rocked” to an diverse night of music, the proceeds to benefit “Cops for Kids with Cancer.”
2010 will be no different for Pauline Wells as she continues to contribute her vocal talents for others. On Friday evening February 26th, Pauline and company return to Milton High School Performing Arts Auditorium with “A Celtic Crossing, 2010.” Once again she promises intensity and magic.
For more Information please contact: Pauline Wells
