In 2001, Sheriff Bellotti launched a pilot program in Quincy called Managing At-Risk Children (MARCH), which works with middle school students who are vulnerable to the scourge of drugs and crime. The program continues to run today in cooperation with Quincy Schools and the Mayor’s Office.

Since being elected, Sheriff Bellotti has created the first-ever Victim Services Unit at the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office. The unit assists victims with questions and concerns regarding the sentencing and the release of inmates. It also fills a gap in the corrections system by representing the Sheriff’s Office in the community on various victim issues. The unit’s trained professionals reach out to the community through safety training and domestic violence seminars. As part of the unit, Sheriff Bellotti created a program for victims of domestic violence called “Cells For Safety,” which offers emergency 911-only cell phones to victims in Norfolk County.

In the summer of 1999, Sheriff Bellotti opened the Norfolk County Community Corrections Center (NCCCC) in Quincy. The center, which oversees the Electronic Incarceration Program, is a collaborative venture between the Courts, the Probation Department, the Parole Board and the Sheriff’s Office. The center demands the strict probation of offenders through a number of services including alcohol and drug testing, electronic monitoring, substance abuse treatment and life skills programs. The center’s proximity to Norfolk County’s busiest district court has improved communication among local law enforcement agencies.

In the winter of 1999, Sheriff Bellotti launched the TRIAD senior safety program in Norfolk County. Since then, all of Norfolk County’s 28 communities have signed on to TRIAD – a three-way agreement between senior citizens, law enforcement and support service groups working for safety and crime prevention in the elderly community.

TRIAD offers services such as the “Are You O.K.?” Telephone Reassurance Program, File of Life emergency medical cards, the Driver Safety Program, Project Lifesaver and telemarketing fraud seminars. TRIAD is run independently in each community by volunteer senior citizens who work closely with the Sheriff’s Office, local police and fire departments, and councils on aging.

Before he was elected sheriff, Mr. Bellotti was a three-term State Representative from the First Norfolk District, which serves Quincy and Randolph. As a state representative, Mr. Bellotti served as Vice Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources from 1994-96 and was a member of the Elder Caucus.

In 1998, Mr. Bellotti received the Public Servant of the Year Award from the Cerebral Palsy Association of Massachusetts. In 1999, Sheriff Bellotti received the “Village Hero” award from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC). And, in October 2001, he received the statewide Community Service Award from the Massachusetts Council on Aging for his work with senior citizens as Sheriff of Norfolk County.

Prior to entering public service, Sheriff Bellotti was in the private sector, first as a sales and marketing representative and later as a small business owner on the South Shore.

Sheriff Bellotti is a graduate of Boston College (B.A.) and Boston College High School. He is a life-long resident of Quincy where he lives with his wife Gayle and their three children, Colleen, Dillon and Daniel.

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