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Community Services Division Division Commander
The Community Service DIVISION is responsible for a number of police and community functions. It is comprised of the Traffic Unit, the School Resource Officer and Community Outreach Programs. Appointed a Chelsea Police Officer on May 5, 1986. Captain Dunn spent ten years as a uniformed patrol officer and was assigned to motorcycle patrol during that time. He was assigned to all shifts and handled a variety of service calls during that time. Captain Dunn was promoted to the rank of sergeant in November 22, 1996. He served on all three shifts as a uniformed patrol supervisor. Additionally as Sergeant, Captain Dunn served as an Anti-Crime Team Coordinator & Supervisor, CERT (Entry Team) Supervisor and PACT (Police Action Counseling Team) supervisor. Captain Dunn has additionally been trained by the International Association of Chiefs of Police in SWAT I & SWAT II tactics. In January 2001, he was assigned as a Night Detective Supervisor for the Chelsea Police Criminal Investigative Division.

In 2012 Lieutenant Thomas Dunn transitioned into the role acting in Capacity as the Captain of the Community Services Division.

On January 30, 2002 Captain Dunn was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and was assigned by Chief Garvin as the Internal Affairs Investigator for the Chelsea Police Department. Captain Thomas Dunn holds a MA in Criminal Justice. He has been trained in several aspects of Law Enforcement to include: Civil Service Law, Public Records Keeping, Imposing Discipline, Supervisors Rights & Obligations for Accountability & Discipline, Law Enforcement Officer Who Batter, Internal Affairs & Labor Regulations, Children Who Witness Violence, Advanced Detective Clinic, Advanced Interview & Interrogation, Mass. Police Accreditation, Creating & Maintaining an Ethical Organization, Advanced Domestic Violence Training, Hiring the Best: Interviewing for Integrity, Police Civil Liability, Practical Homicide Investigation, Polygraph Law and Law Enforcement Ethics. He is also an active member of the Mass. Chiefs of Police, International Internal Affairs Association, and the Irish American Police Officers Association.

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