28 New Police Officers Graduate from 7th Class of Cambridge – Northeastern Police Academy

On Friday, June 13, 2025, twenty-eight new police officers graduated from the Cambridge-Northeastern Police Academy during a ceremony held at Northeastern University. The graduation ceremony began with the national anthem performed by Cambridge Police Superintendent Pauline Wells, it later included remarks from Cambridge Police Commissioner Christine Elow, Northeastern University Police Chief Michael Davis and retired Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Roderick L. Ireland.

These newly graduated officers will be joining their respective departments after having successfully completed a rigorous 23-week training program that commenced in January. The new officers represent eleven distinct municipal and university departments from the greater Boston area. Seven of these officers are now employed by the Cambridge Police Department where they will need to successfully complete additional in-house training, including a comprehensive field training program. In addition to Cambridge, the other participating agencies included Northeastern University, Belmont Police, Bentley University, Brandeis University, Bunker Hill Community College, Medford Police, Melrose Police, MIT, Newton Police, and Simmons University.

Now in its seventh year, the Cambridge-Northeastern Police Academy is authorized by the Massachusetts Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC) to provide recruit level training. Student officers complete courses in a variety of disciplines that will help them become proficient in the skills required to be a successful police officer. Courses are taught by instructors who have been trained and certified by the MPTC, many of whom are members of the Cambridge Police Department or other law enforcement agencies.