ABOUT US

METRO-LEC is a consortium of more than 46 local police and sheriff departments in the South Metro Boston area, which covers 600 square miles and has a residential population of 850,000.    It is impossible for every community to be fully trained and equipped for every possible contingency. Therefore, local communities have banded together to form organizations, such as METRO-LEC, to help one another, thereby making us all safer in the end. The member communities acknowledge that certain critical incidents call for a law enforcement response that may exceed the capabilities of any one single agency. METRO-LEC was designed for these types of incidents. METRO-LEC consists of several operational components comprised of personnel from throughout the METRO-LEC communities. These units receive specialized training and equipment and are available to assist any of the member communities in their time of need.

The Council currently operates several divisions:

Canine Unit (K9)

Child Abduction Response Team (CART)

Computer Crime Unit (CCU)

Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT)

Criminal Investigation Division (CID)

Mobile Operations Motorcycle Unit (MOP)

Regional Response Team (RRT)

Special Weapons & Tactics (SWAT)

Marine Unit