Chief Rich Howe is pleased to announce that the Tyngsborough Police Department is welcoming a new police officer from the Municipal Police Training Committee’s Lynnfield Police Academy.
Officer Travis MacMurdo graduated with the 4th Recruit Officer Class at the Lynnfield Police Academy on Jan. 4, and is now assigned to a 12-week field training program with Tyngsborough Police. He will patrol for 12 weeks under the supervision of a more senior officer before patrolling on his own.
Officer MacMurdo is a native of Tewksbury. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Saint Anselm College.
“Chief Howe and I are excited to have Officer MacMurdo join our department and we have no doubt he will have an immediate positive impact in our community,” said Deputy Chief Shaun Woods.
Officer MacMurdo was one of 69 officers to graduate from the MPTC Lynnfield Police Academy’s 4th ROC.
Graduates successfully completed over 20 weeks of intensive, standardized training in all aspects of law enforcement and will now serve as full-time officers representing 31 police agencies across Massachusetts.
As part of the MPTC’s commitment to academic excellence and world-class police training, the Recruit Officer Course provides over 800 hours of course curriculum designed to prepare student officers for the safe and effective performance of their duties. In keeping with mandates established by the landmark 2020 police reform law, the MPTC curriculum includes de-escalation training based on new use-of-force policies and regulations. Student officers also receive uniform training based on best practices related to essential modern-day policing needs, including effective communication skills, victim-centered and trauma-informed incident response, missing persons and human trafficking investigations, mental health-related emergency response, active shooter and hostile event response, patrol duties, and officer safety and wellness.
Upon successful completion of the Academy, student officers have met all training requirements to be eligible for Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission certification.
