Matthew catania obituary: The Plainville Police Department is grieving the demise of Police Chief Matthew Catania.

“It is with extraordinary bitterness that we declare the death of our dearest Chief, Matthew Catania,” the police division wrote in a post on Facebook on Wednesday morning. “He will be incredibly missed. He was a legend in policing and notable all through the state. His heritage will live on.

“All through his vocation he gave the most ideal police administrations to the networks he served. We will keep on regarding him and endeavor to convey the nature of police administrations he ingrained in us.