North Attleboro resident Timothy J. Bartucca, 25, has joined the Rehoboth Police Department after graduating from the Lowell Police Academy at Lowell Memorial Auditorium.

Bartucca completed the 240-week program sponsored by the Municipal Police Training Academy and finished on top of his class in defensive tactics, winning the class award in that area. Bartucca is a graduate of Worcester State College with a bachelor of science in criminal justice and sociology. Bartucca’s parents are Katherine and Michael Bartucca.

Bartucca has begun his field training phase before assuming solo duties as a town police officer.