Quinsigamond Community College Police Department

The Quinsigamond Community College Police Department is pleased to welcome members of the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission to our department within the next 2 weeks. This assessment is part of the voluntary process to achieve state accreditation, a respected recognition of professional excellence in law enforcement. The assessment team will verify that our Department meets the Commission’s established standards.

A team of assessors will be on-site from Tuesday, June 9 through Thursday, June 11, 2026, conducting a three-day evaluation.

During the assessment, the team will review our policies, facilities, and equipment. We are required to demonstrate compliance with all mandatory standards, as well as a percentage of optional standards based on the size of our agency.

As part of the process, the public is invited to provide comments to the Commission regarding the Department as they relate to accreditation standards.

Written comments can be submitted to: Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission, 110 Haverhill Road, Bldg. C – Suite 397, Amesbury, MA 01913.

QCC PD would like to congratulate all the 2026 graduates and wish them the best on their future endeavors. We would also like to extend a thank you to the Massachusetts State Police and Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) for their help in making sure that graduation was safe for all that attended.

Recently, Chief DiGiovanni wrote an article about the Comfort Dog program on college campuses. His article was selected and has been published in the FBI-LEEDA Insighter Magazine. K9 Siggy says pawsome job Chief!

Check out Chief DiGiovanni's article on page 25 of the Spring 2026 edition.

Insighter Magazine Archive - FBI-LEEDA FBI-Law Enforcement Executive Development Association is a private, non-profit organization and is not part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or acting on its behalf.

Congratulations to Sgt. Litchfield for completing this leadership course and obtaining his Trilogy Award.

The Trilogy series is built on three core pillars. Each course is typically a weeklong program open to both sworn and professional staff, and they can generally be taken in any order:

Supervisor Leadership Institute (SLI): A foundational course geared toward first-line supervisors and aspiring leaders. It focuses on core leadership concepts, accountability, emotional intelligence, and building trust.

Command Leadership Institute (CLI): Designed for mid-level managers and command staff. This program focuses on tactical decision-making, team building, implicit bias awareness, and conflict management.

Executive Leadership Institute (ELI): Geared toward top-level management and executives. This course delves into organizational effectiveness, navigating change, and high-level strategic planning.

QCC PD extends our thoughts to the members of the Massachusetts State Police and the family of the Massachusetts State Trooper Kevin Trainor, who tragically lost his life in the Line of Duty early this morning. May he Rest In Peace.

Todays Lunch with the Law was a great success. Officers Yacuzzi and Simo handed out over 250 slices of pizza to the community. Thank you to everyone who stopped by!

Thank you Carl, for all that you do.

Today is the Day! Make sure you stop by for some pizza in the Administration Building, B-48A.

Please join us on April 15, 2026 for Lunch with the Law. Pizza will be available until the last slice is given out. We look forward to seeing you.

QCC PD will be offering a Run, Hide Fight Course in the Administration Building, room 309A on the following dates:

April 16, 2026 @ 10:30am

April 28, 2026 @ 4:00pm

Any questions can be directed to Officer Nicholas Yacuzzi
[email protected]

During the third week of March, Officers and Institutional Security Officers from QCC PD conducted their annual in-service training week. This years training included, Defensive Tactics, CPR First Responder, Motor Vehicle Law and a few other categories.

Pictured here, are officers testing out during their CPR First Responder training.