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Regional Response Team (RRT) –
The Tewksbury Police Department is a member of the North Eastern Massachusetts
Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC). The North Eastern Massachusetts Law
Enforcement Council (NEMLEC) is a consortium of 46 Police Departments in
Middlesex and Essex Counties, as well as the Essex County Sheriff and Middlesex
County Sheriff. The members of the organization operate pursuant to an
interagency mutual aid and assistance agreement. As part of this agreement, each
member commits resources from its law enforcement agency to assist other members
in an effort to increase and improve their capabilities and capacities.
NEMLEC is comprised of a Regional Response Team (which
includes a Tactical Unit, Special Weapons and Tactics Unit “SWAT”, K-9
Unit, and School Threat Assessment and Response System Unit “STARS”),
Motor Unit, Computer Crime Unit,
Accident Reconstruction Unit, and a Crime Scene Services Unit.
Officers associated with the various Units receive specialized training in
crowd/riot control, crisis negotiations, response to school violence, use of
specialized weapons, drug interdiction, and many other areas of specialization
within the law enforcement profession. . Chief Alfred Donovan is currently the
Assistant Control Chief of the NEMLEC RRT. In addition,
there are currently nine Tewksbury Police Officers assigned to NEMLEC Units (7
RRT and 2 Motor Unit). These Officers have assisted in the security of many
major events in the last five years, including the Democratic National
Convention, Raytheon Strike, Redsox Playoffs, World Series, and Parade,
Wakefield Protests, and the Patriots Superbowl Championship Parades. This Unit
also went to Washington D. C. to assist with security for the inauguration
ceremony of the President. NEMLEC is a nationally recognized organization known
for it’s experience and professionalism.
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