Chief Kevin M. Donovan

Chief Kevin Donovan graduated from North Quincy High School in 1963, then served four (4) years in the United States Navy, including a tour of duty in Vietnam. Chief Donovan joined the Rockland Police Department in 1974, was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1983, Lieutenant in 1984, and was appointed to his current ranking, Chief of Police, in May of 1989. Since assuming his position as Chief, Kevin has done his utmost to upgrade and modernize the Rockland Police Department. He has reorganized the Patrol Division and Detective Division while successfully attaining funding to computerize the day-to-day operations and report writing, and in general, the department has become much more proactive while morale has improved.

Chief Donovan has an Associates Degree in Business Management from Newbury College, an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice from Quincy College, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Massachusetts. In 1992, Kevin graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, becoming the only officer in the history of the Rockland Police Department to attend this program.

This Academy is known as the most prestigious law enforcement training program in the world. Kevin's classmates included police officials from Italy, Spain, England, Japan, Thailand, and a host of other international entities, as well as law enforcement executives from throughout the United States.

Chief Donovan has been cited by the International Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association for the tremendous efforts he has made in support of narcotic law enforcement. Kevin is also a past president of the Plymouth County Chiefs of Police Association.

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