Attorney Richard H. Oldroyd has served the public for the last thirty-one years as a police officer. He began his career in law enforcement working as a reserve police officer in 1990. In 1991, he attended the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Training Council Recruit Academy in Needham, MA, and was appointed full-time patrolman upon graduation. He worked for many years in the traffic enforcement unit, where his primary duties were investigating serious motor vehicle accidents and enforcing traffic laws. In 2001, he was promoted to sergeant and spent several years as a patrol supervisor. In 2002, he was selected to be a firearms instructor for his department and was certified as a Municipal Police Firearms Instructor by the FBI, after completing their rigorous course of instruction. In 2003, he was certified as an MPTC Defensive Tactics Instructor. In 2012, he was certified by the Taser (Axon) Corporation and the MPTC as a Taser Electronic Control Device Instructor.While working full-time as a police officer and raising a family, he attended Western New England College earning a bachelor’s degree in law enforcement. He then earned his Juris Doctor from the Massachusetts School of Law and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar. Attorney Oldroyd is also admitted to the First District of Massachusetts Federal Court.