Melrose Police Welcomes 3 New Officers

MELROSE, MA — The police department welcomed three new officers who graduated from the academy.

Officers Alexander Wilson, Ashley Baldwin and Lucas Kaestner graduated from the Lowell Police Academy earlier this month and were sworn in Dec. 14. There was no formal graduation ceremony due to the pandemic.

"I am excited to welcome these three new officers to the force," Mayor Paul Brodeur said in a release. "Their diverse skills and training will benefit the department and the community now and in the future."

The officers will now undergo a 10-week field training program.

“We are excited to have these three new officers among our ranks and congratulate them on completing their intensive academy training," Chief Michael Lyle said. "They will certainly be a great asset to our department and we wish them all the best as they complete their field training in the coming weeks."

Wilson is a former member of the U.S. Coast Guard, Baldwin was an ER nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital and Kaestner was an armed security officer for the U.S. Department of Transportation in Cambridge.