Suffolk County will get its first feminine police chief with Revere appointment

Revere appointed Maria LaVita because the division’s, and Suffolk County’s, first feminine chief of police final Monday, in keeping with a press launch. 

LaVita was unanimously appointed as Revere’s twenty seventh police chief and had been serving because the interim chief of police since June 3 when Chief David Callahan introduced his retirement. 

“Chief LaVita is essentially the most certified individual to guide the Revere Police Division into the long run,” Mayor of Revere Patrick Keefe mentioned within the launch. “At present is a proud day for town of Revere. I’m assured within the skill of the Revere Police Division to serve our residents below Chief LaVita’s management.”

LaVita informed Boston.com her appointment is “fairly an honor” and it’s “surreal” to be named chief within the city the place she was “born and raised.”

“We’re persevering with to rent ladies and different minorities so it’s a good time to be given this place,” she mentioned.

In her position, LaVita will concentrate on establishing “belief via neighborhood policing and leveraging the newest in policing know-how to make sure the division is making use of greatest practices of twenty first century policing,” in keeping with the discharge.

“Policing is evolving day by day to fulfill the wants of the neighborhood so I will likely be on prime of each pattern that I can and make it possible for our coaching is in keeping with the neighborhood’s wants,” LaVita mentioned.

LaVita joined the Revere police pressure in 1996 and was named sergeant in 2011, lieutenant in 2017, and captain in 2021. With practically 30 years on the pressure, LaVita spent 16 years as a superior officer, 9 years as a detective, and the final eight years because the commander of the Felony Investigation Division, in keeping with the discharge. 

“I’ve recognized her from the day she began the job, and watched her develop via the ranks. It doesn’t matter what job she has been given, whether or not or not it’s patrol, particular project, and so forth, she at all times does her job, and does it above and past,” Revere Metropolis Councillor and former police Sgt. Chris Giannino mentioned within the launch. 

“I really feel like I’m evolving with town,” LaVita mentioned acknowledging Revere Seaside’s growth to turn out to be a modernized model of the vacation spot attraction that it as soon as was.

A proud Revere Excessive Patriot from the graduating class of 1992, LaVita is a Massachusetts native to her core: incomes her bachelor’s diploma at Fitchburg State, her grasp’s in felony justice administration from Western New England, and her regulation diploma from New England Legislation.