Millbury Public Schools

ABOUT ME

My name is Officer Frank Piscitelli, the School Resource Officer for the Millbury Police Department and Millbury Public Schools.  I started this important assignment in late-January 2026 and look forward providing good professional service to the department, public schools, school community, and Town of Millbury as a whole.  I am a law enforcement professional of twenty-six years, beginning my career as a Dispatcher and Special Police Officer for the Sutton Police Department in 1999.  I was appointed as Police Officer for the Millbury Police Department in 2003 and have proudly served the community since that time.  In addition to regular patrol duties, I have held key assignments within the department during my career including: Court Officer, DARE/Project D.R.E.A.M. Officer, Grant Administrator/Writer, IT Administrator, Legal Issues Instructor, and Sexual Assault Investigator, among other duties and tasks.  I have prior public safety experience serving as a Firefighter on the Millbury Fire Department, assigned to Station 3/Engine 3 (1999 – 2003) and recently served on the Millbury Charter Review Committee (2021 – 2023).

BACKGROUND

I was rasied in Sutton, educated at Sutton Public Schools and Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Techical H.S. (Auto Technology), and continued on to New England Institute of Technology, where I recieved an Associates Degree in Advanced Automotive Technology.  After working several years as an Automotive and Heavy Duty Diesel Technician, I transitioned into the public safety sector with the Sutton Police Department.  I continued my higher education and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Westfield State University (2005),  completed graduate coursework at Anna Maria College, earned a Juris Doctorate from Massachusetts School of Law (2013), and I am a licensed Attorney. 

This assignment is a return to the school environment for me, as I managed the Millbury Police Drug Reduction Education and Mentoring program (“Project D.R.E.A.M.”) and taught the nationally recognized D.A.R.E. Curriculum to 6^th Grade students at the Raymond E. Shaw School from 2005 –2014, following the retirement of the late-Sergeant Stephen J. Webb, the first D.A.R.E. Officer and SRO for the department and schools.  During that time period I also taught safety lessons to students in the other grade levels at the Shaw School, students at Elmwood St. Elementary, and held parent and community presenations.  I have been a Substitute Teacher in two local school districts, Sutton Public Schools (2000/2001) and Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Techical H.S. (2005/2006), and qualified as a Massachusetts Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC) Legal Issues Instructor. 

My professional certifications and areas of specialty experience and training include, but are not limited to:

• Bullying Prevention
• Computer Crimes, Child Predator Investigations, and Internet Investigations
• First Amendment Issues
• Grant Administration & Writing
• Internal Affairs Supervision and Investigation
• Municipal Budgeting
• Police Accrediation & Policy Development
• Use of Force (Command, Decision Making, Legal, Investigations & Training)

Please check back frequently for links to helpful resources to keep students of all grade levels safe.  Important topics include: Bicycle Safety, Bullying, Distracted Driving, Internet Safety, and others.