Phil Tavares

Phillip Anthony Tavares was born on October 16, 1969 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. He was raised in North Quincy, Massachusetts and summered in Marshfield, Massachusetts. He is an only child born to an only child Madeleine Louise Kenny a book keeper. His father is the late Philip Allen Tavares a laborer. His mother is of Irish decent and his father of Portuguese decent. His parents divorced when he was young. Phil is married to Jeanine Ann Tavares and they have one child Anthony who was born in December of 2004. In 1987 when Phillip had just turned eighteen years old a tragic incident happened that claimed the life of his father. Law enforcement officials were at the center of the investigation. This event paved the path to Phillips career in Law Enforcement. He was compelled to rise through the ranks to professionalize policing holding them accountable for their actions. Phillip Tavares began his career in Law Enforcement with the Marshfield Massachusetts Police Department. In 1988 he started as Assistant Animal Control Officer. In 1990 he was assigned as First Assistant Harbormaster and later Acting Harbormaster. In March of 1994, he became a full-time Marshfield Police Officer. He worked as a uniformed patrol officer until September of 1999 when he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. As a Sergeant he was a patrol supervisor assigned to uniformed patrol. In September of 2002 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. As a Lieutenant he was assigned to the Administration and Programs Division. In January of 2008 Lieutenant Tavares was promoted to the rank of Captain where he supervised all the operations of the Police Department. On September 1, 2012 Captain Tavares was promoted to Chief of Police for the Town of Marshfield. Chief Phillip Tavares holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Salem State University as well as a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Western New England University. Chief Tavares is a graduate of the 231st session of the FBI's prestigious National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Chief Tavares is the Founder and Director of the Old Colony Police Anti-Crime Task Force consisting of sixteen (16) towns in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Chief Tavares first appeared in the Movie "The Town" where he played an FBI SWAT Agent who was involved in a large fire fight at Fenway Park. He got lucky and in his first movie he was given a speaking role. Since then he has appeared in several other movies and also serves as a Law Enforcement Technical Adviser.