“I’m very happy to announce that the Deputy Chief of the Warwick Police Division, Commander Michael Lima will change into Chief of the division when Colonel Connor retires on the finish of subsequent month. Additionally, Main Andrew Sullivan shall be promoted to Deputy Chief.
Lima is a 21-year veteran of the Warwick Police Division,” Picozzi wrote on his Fb web page saying the promotions.
Earlier than working with the Warwick Police Division, Lima was a police officer in Somersworth, NH for five years, attaining the rank of Detective earlier than leaving to hitch the Warwick Police Division. He has held varied positions within the Patrol Division, Neighborhood Service Division, and the Skilled Requirements Division inside the division since, Picozzi wrote.
Lima has served as a Area Coaching Officer, a Area Coaching Sergeant, and spent two years because the Officer in Cost of the Area Coaching program, every job offering the chance to help in coaching and growth of latest officers.
Lima additionally served on the division’s Disaster Negotiation Crew for 7 years and was the Crew Chief for almost 4 years earlier than being promoted to Captain. Within the Neighborhood Companies Division, he served as a Sergeant, a Lieutenant, and because the Officer in Cost of the Division. He directed and took part in elevating the division’s social media platforms previously 12 months and developed group engagement initiatives that constructed a stronger bond between the group and the police division, Picozzi stated in his assertion.
Lima has a Bachelor’s diploma in Sociology from the College of New Hampshire and has attended varied faculties, to incorporate, Disaster Negotiation, Incident Command System, Inside Affairs Investigations, and acquired the FBI-LEEDA Trilogy award for efficiently finishing all phases of their Management Institute. His most up-to-date task was the Main accountable for the Administrative Bureau.