Michael Bevilacqua
Assistant Superintendent , Sheriff’s Investigative Division
Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department
Michael Bevilacqua is a seasoned law enforcement and investigative professional with more than three decades of experience in criminal investigations, staff misconduct investigations, fugitive apprehension, and interagency law enforcement operations.
Michael currently serves as Assistant Superintendent of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Investigative Division, where he serves as a primary internal investigative authority under the direction of the Sheriff. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing and conducting investigations involving serious staff misconduct, criminal activity, and other sensitive matters as directed by the Sheriff.
Prior to joining the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, Michael served with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, Homicide Unit, where he assisted prosecutors with complex criminal investigations, case preparation, evidence review, witness development, subpoenas, crime-scene investigations, and trial preparation.
Earlier in his career, Michael served as an Investigator with the Bureau of Special Investigation, including assignments with the Governor’s Warrant Task Force and Warrant Unit. His responsibilities included identifying and locating wanted individuals, conducting investigations, gathering intelligence from multiple databases, and working with the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Squad and the Department of Correction Fugitive Unit.
Throughout his career, Michael has developed extensive experience in criminal investigations, internal affairs, staff misconduct, fugitive apprehension, evidence and case management, surveillance, interagency coordination, and investigative operations.
Outside of law enforcement, Michael has a strong connection to hockey. He is an experienced hockey official, refereeing NCAA Division III college hockey, New England prep school hockey, and MIAA high school hockey. His involvement in hockey has allowed him to remain active in the sport while contributing to the development and competition of players at the collegiate, prep school, and high school levels.
Michael holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Suffolk University, earned in 1993.