Welcome to the Medford Police Department officer recruitment page. The Medford Police Department was formally established on March 21st, 1870. Today, over 150 years later, the department is located in a brand new 3-story, state-of-art facility. The department is comprised of some of the nation’s finest police officers and civilian employees who are dedicated to helping the residents of Medford, businesses and their employees, and visitors. Medford is a culturally and ethnically diverse city, and is home to approximately 58,000 people. The police department is also diverse with officers representing multiple cultures and ethnic backgrounds. Our police department and officers are dedicated to community policing to build partnerships with members of our community that will continually improve the relationships between our officers and community members that result in improved cooperation and delivery of all police related services.
From a young age, Officer Mauro has always aspired to serve the community that raised her. She attended Medford Public Schools and graduated from Medford Vocational Technical High School in 2018. After graduation, she enrolled at Southern New Hampshire University, earning a bachelor’s degree in Justice Studies with a concentration in Policing and Law Enforcement. In June 2022, she graduated from the Northern Essex Community College Police Academy and began her career as a police officer. Officer Mauro’s favorite aspects of her job are being a role model for young girls in the community who might aspire to pursue a career in law enforcement, as well as the camaraderie that comes with the job, especially when working alongside her partner, Officer Bruno.
Officer Rikki Raymond has served as a patrol officer with the Medford Police Department for over ten years. He chose law enforcement as a career because he wanted a job that was fun and offered something new every day. His career started as a Corrections Officer, which provided him with a strong foundation to become a successful police officer. As an officer in the city of Medford, he has seen the growing problems that officers face such as mental health and substance abuse; problems that the general public does not always see. He enjoys being in a position to help people, and his Haitian background and fluency in Haitian Creole have allowed him to address questions and concerns within the Haitian community. In his experience, people are more willing to help their community when they know that they can speak to a police officer who shares their background. Officer Raymond said, “This job has given me the opportunity to form strong, lifelong friendships with the men and women of the department, which I consider to be invaluable.”
Sergeant Christopher Covino has been serving in the Medford Police Department for the past seven years. Prior to joining the police force, he attended Massachusetts Maritime Academy and worked part-time as a security personnel at Massachusetts General Hospital. Additionally, he worked as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and also served in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Being a police officer was always his dream and he has always held a high standard of discipline and moral principles, which he imbibed during his service in the military and while attending Mass Maritime. The Medford Police Department’s ideals of discipline and moral principles motivated him to take up the challenge and pursue a career that constantly challenges him and allows him to educate himself.
Sergeant Covino said, “The residents of Medford deserve the most highly trained and well-educated officers. As police officers, we are continually educating ourselves to keep up with the fluid world of policing. By doing so we are able to better serve the community. I grew up in, and attended school in Medford. I always felt a desire to give back to the community in which I was raised and being a police officer allows me to do that. While policing a diverse community like Medford, I am given the unique opportunity to interact with community members who come from all walks of life and cultural backgrounds. These interactions are opportunities to further my knowledge of the community in which I am privileged to serve. Nobody will ever say this job is “easy”. I’ve always sought out challenges in life because I know that through the most difficult challenges comes great reward.”