Tyngsboro Police welcomes new officer to their ranks

TYNGSBORO — The Tyngsboro Police Department welcomed to their ranks Officer Bryan Carter, the department’s newest officer, who graduated from the Northern Essex Community College Police Academy earlier this month.

Carter graduated from the 26-week academy, where he was elected by his peers to serve as a platoon leader. Carter grew up in Hudson, graduating from Hudson High School in 2013. He earned a bachelor’s in criminal justice in 2020 from Umass Boston, where he was a fouryear member of the hockey team.

Carter is set to start a 12-week field training program, at which time he will patrol the town with a veteran officer.

“Officer Carter’s performance during the academy showed he is a highly motivated and self-disciplined leader, and Chief (Richard) Howe and I are excited to introduce him to the Tyngsboro community,” said Deputy Chief Shaun Woods. “We have no doubt he will now excel in providing the highest level of police service to our residents using the knowledge, skills and training

CHELMSFORD — The Chelmsford Police Department announced they are participating in the Sigma Tactical Wellness program, aimed at reducing injuries from a leading threat to police officers — heart disease.

Funding from the town and the American Rescue Plan Act allowed the local department to become the first police department statewide to offer 61 officers an opportunity to participate in Sigma Tactical Wellness’s program designed to detect deadly heart conditions in police before routine medical screenings would catch them.

According to a press release from the Chelmsford Police, studies have shown that police officers have a life expectancy of approximately 22 years less than average community members. Heart disease is among the leading causes of line-of-duty deaths.

While police officers must pass physical fitness tests during the police academy and work to remain healthy afterward, repeatedly responding to high-stress situations throughout a career can take a toll on heart health.

Sigma Tactical Wellness offers a program for public safety personnel that tests for early markers of coronary issues that traditional medical insurance would not cover, and which typical municipal testing regimes do not include.

Tests include active electrocardiogram with physician interpretation and evaluation, cardio metabolic stress tests, advanced lipid panels including cardiac inflammatory biomarker analysis, and carotid intima-media thickness ultrasound. Additionally, the program provides consultations with clinicians and exercise physiologists, as well as an in-depth nutritional analysis based on individual results of cardio metabolic testing.

To learn more about Sigma Tactical Wellness, visit iamsigma.com.