Chief Richard D. Howe
Richard D. Howe is the Chief Executive Officer of the Tyngsborough Police Department, responsible for all management and operations of the department. Chief Howe has been with the Tyngsborough Police Department since 1995. He was promoted to sergeant in 1999, lieutenant in 2011, and Deputy Chief / acting Chief in January, 2013. He was appointed as the permanent Chief in June of 2013. Chief Howe has a Juris Doctorate, Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Administration and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. Chief Howe is active in Executive roles in law enforcement as a member of the Executive Board of The Middlesex Chiefs of Police Association as well as the Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC).
Deputy Chief Shaun M. Woods
Deputy Chief Shaun Woods is second in command of the department. Deputy Woods has been with the Tyngsborough Police Department since 2000 and has served in the capacity of dispatcher, reserve officer, full-time officer, sergeant, lieutenant and deputy chief. Deputy Woods received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1998 and Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Western New England College in 2005.
Executive Assistant Kimberly Morrison
Kimberly Morrison is the Executive Assistant for the Tyngsborough Police Department. Ms. Morrison started working for the Tyngsborough Police Department in April, 2004. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management Information Systems from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. She works in a confidential capacity for the Chief of Police and has an extensive administrative background. Ms. Morrison is responsible for all administrative duties for the police department including but not limited to preparing and processing payroll, accounts receivables, accounts payables, maintaining the department’s budget and all employee personnel records, grant management, and maintains all department financial records.