Press Releases

BOSTON – Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins has ordered an increase in snow removal assistance to the City of Boston through Monday’s holiday. Starting today, seven Community Works Program (CWP) crews made up of 25 inmates will be deployed along with 36 cadets currently assigned to the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department Training Academy.

Offers support for Mayor Walsh, Dimock’s focus on addiction recovery

Boston – As Suffolk County continues to dig out from record breaking snow storms, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department’s Community Works Program has kicked into high gear, deploying teams of inmate workers and Deputy Sheriffs to help remove tons of snow from handicap ramps, sidewalks, crosswalks and city streets.

Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department K9 “Shadow” was recently awarded a bullet/stab resistant vest thanks to the nonprofit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. (VIK9s).

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins today expressed his support for an effort led by Senator Sonia Chang–Diaz and Representative Mary Keefe to reform sentencing laws and expand job training programs through an omnibus bill.

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins has placed a friendly wager on the upcoming Super Bowl with his counterpart in Seattle, King County Sheriff John Urquhart.

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins recently served on a panel hosted by the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) and their Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program which focused on, “Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction in District Court: Strategies and an Experiential Approach.”

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins was recently sworn back into service by United States Senator Elizabeth Warren.

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins recently attended the Revere Chamber of Commerce’s Past President Recognition & Installation of Officers ceremony.

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins recently served as a panelist for the “Summit on Reform, Re–Entry and Results: Promoting Progress in the Criminal Justice System” convened by Governor Deval Patrick, the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security and Mass INC., and hosted by the University of Massachusetts at Boston.