A 34 year Massachusetts State Police career included being the Duty Officer at SP Danvers, a Station Commander at SP Newbury and the section commander of the Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit and Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Team (CLET). These first hand experiences included conducting hundreds of fire investigations, expertise in witness and suspect interview and interrogation techniques, conducting research on motivations for juvenile and adult fire setting as well as researching clandestine drug labs. A significant amount of research involved maintaining ethics in law enforcement.
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For the first time in its storied history, Merrimack College’s Lawler Arena hosted a two-sport doubleheader in the same day, requiring a changeover from the basketball court to the ice rink in record time.
