Crime & Safety
Medford Police Department Releases Roster, Salary Data
Chief Jack Buckley responded to a request for information about policing at the local level from community group Mobilize Medford.
MEDFORD, MA — Police Chief Jack Buckley released a letter Friday responding to a request for information about policing in Medford from the community group Mobilize Medford. Buckley said in the 18 months he has been chief, the department has "made strides" to improve diversity and improve training, particularly in the areas of implicit bias, crisis intervention, deescalation and procedural justice.
The Medford Police Department consists of 99 police officers, five civilian employees, 13 public safety dispatchers, 28 traffic supervisors and nine police matrons who are hired on a per-diem basis.
In his letter, Buckley detailed the makeup of the department, including officer background and 2019 salary. See how much money the members of the Medford Police Department took home last year:
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Below are the members of the Medford Police Department with prior law enforcement experience:
- James Benoit; Suffolk District Attorney's office
- Michael Bordonaro; MCSO Academy trained
- Dean Bruno; Salem State University Police
- Joseph Byrnes; Mass. General Hospital Security
- Padraig Calnan; BU Medical Special Police
- Peter Carbone; Mass. General Hospital Security
- Christopher Coughlin; Middlesex Sheriff's Office
- Paul Covino; MBTA Transit Police
- Frank Cugliata; Federal Reserve Police
- Barbara DeCristofaro; Middlesex Court Security Officer
- Vincent DiStefano; Middlesex Sheriff's Office
- Daniel D'Amico; Northern Essex Community College Police
- Patrick Doherty; UMass Lowell Police
- Justin Ehrhardt; Old Orchard Beach (Reserve)
- Michael Fahey; Medford Park Police
- Benjamin Franzese; Mass Bay Community College Police
- Robert Furtado; TSA Security, Securitas Security, Middlesex Sheriff's Office, BU Medical Special Police
- Greg Gianino; Middlesex Sheriff's Office
- Paul Giordano; Oak Bluffs Police
- Shawn Hughes; DOJ Immigration
- Robert Kelley; Tufts University Special Police
- Christopher Kelly; Somerville Police Auxiliary
- Charles Hartnett; Middlesex Sheriff's Office
- Michael Leone; Tufts University Police
- Paul Mackowski; Boston Special Police, Scituate Summer Police, Brattleboro Vermont Police
- Shawn Maloney; Trial Court Officer
- Matthew Martin; Simmons College Security
- Jason Montalbano; Wilmington Auxiliary PD
- Duy Paul Nguyen; UMass Amherst Cadet
- Robert Passacantilli; Middlesex Sheriff's Office
- Rikki Raymond; Mass. DOC
- David Rooney; Tufts University Police
- Mark Rudolph; Federal Reserve Police
- Patrick Smith; Southborough Police
Fifty-one police officers, four civilian employees, eight public safety dispatchers and 25 traffic supervisors are Medford residents.
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