Giorgetti appointed interim Saugus police chief

Wednesday

Town Manager Scott Crabtree has appointed Ronald Giorgetti as interim police chief for the Saugus Police Department.

Giorgetti, a 24-year veteran of the Saugus Police Department, assumed the responsibilities of interim police chief after Domenic DiMella retired as police chief at the end of August.

A Saugus native who graduated from Northeast Metro Regional Vocational High School in 1982, Giorgetti earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Curry College.

Giorgetti joined the Saugus Police Department as a patrolman in 1994. He was appointed as a detective with the drug unit in 1999 and then promoted to sergeant in 2004.

As a sergeant detective, Giorgetti worked in the department’s Criminal Investigative Division. A promotion to lieutenant came in 2008 and one year later he was named lieutenant detective in charge of criminal investigations.

In 2012 Giorgetti became the assistant chief working alongside DiMella — a position he held until his appointment this week as interim police chief.

Giorgetti said he will continue to support DiMella’s objectives of maintaining the department’s certification and accreditation, as well as making sure officers have the training and equipment required to effectively do the job.

Community outreach programs will also be a point of emphasis during his tenure as interim police chief, Giorgetti said.

“I appreciate the town manager’s confidence in me serving as interim chief until a determination is made on the process of selecting a permanent full-time chief,” Giorgetti said.

The final decision on who is appointed as permanent chief falls to Crabtree.

Changes have been made in the state regarding how applicants for the police chief post are evaluated and appointed, Crabtree said.

Town counsel is looking at the options available to the town before a process is identified to move forward, Crabtree said.

Crabtree, who became a Saugus police officer at the same time as Giorgetti, told the Advertiser that he felt Giorgetti was a good fit to take on the role of interim chief.

“He has been in the position of assistant chief for a few years now and I think that will make for a smoother transition,” Crabtree said. “I have the utmost confidence in [Giorgetti] and I think he’s the right person for the job while we put a process in place to appoint someone permanently.”