Cambridge Police Promotes Leonard DiPietro To Superintendent

CAMBRIDGE, MA— The Cambridge Police Department Friday promoted Leonard DiPietro to the rank of police superintendent.

"Superintendent DiPietro has been a great leader for the Department and has a wealth of experience and institutional knowledge," Police Commissioner Branville Bard, Jr. said in a statement. "He will bring these important attributes to the Operations Division and will be an integral part of leading our department forward as we collaboratively work to be the best possible servants for our community."

Born and raised in Cambridge, DiPietro joined the Cambridge Police Department as a cadet in 1976. He later became a police officer in 1983 after spending time with the Cambridge Fire Department.

Since joining the department, DiPietro has served in patrol, community services and criminal investigations. Most recently, he served as deputy superintendent for criminal investigations.

Prior to that, DiPietro made significant impacts in the community services section (now the Family and Social Justice section) and was instrumental in the creation and development of the City’s internationally-renowned Safety Net Collaborative.

DiPietro was promoted to lieutenant in 2007 and deputy superintendent in 2017. He succeeds Superintendent Jack Albert, who is retiring on Feb. 1, after 33 years in the department.

DiPietro will oversee the operations division, while Superintendent Christine Elow will remain responsible for overseeing the support services' division.

“Having a first-rate, nationally recognized police force does not just happen. It happens because the Cambridge Police Department has strong leadership and high-quality men and women in the department," Cambridge City Manager Louis DePasquale said, congratulating DiPetro.