Effective July 15, Town Manager Dori Vecchio has appointed R. Scott Mills as Auburn’s new Police Chief. The Chief has been with the Auburn police since 1997 and, while working in the patrol division, became a member of the CEMLEC SWAT team, a regional tactical unit providing specialized law enforcement services to over 45 participating towns in Central Mass. In this time period he also became a detective.
After being promoted to Sergeant, he supervised patrol shifts, oversaw Communications Dispatchers as well as the Property & Evidence Room, assumed responsibilities for firearms licensing and became involved in grant writing. In 2013, Chief Mills returned to the detective unit and investigated the murder of Officer Ronald Tarentino, Jr. while also serving as the detective division’s supervisor until 2022 when Chief Lemon promoted him to the rank of Provisional Lieutenant, and soon after, a further promotion to Deputy Police Chief.
Chief Mills stated, “We are going to invest in officer safety and wellness through innovative programs and realistic, high-quality training. We will continue our commitment to overall public safety through proactive traffic enforcement initiatives, enhancing our strong relationships with the schools and young people and we will continue to meet the standards of investigative excellence as we work to prevent and solve crimes.”…