Our Team
Richard R. Mello
Chief Richard Mello (Retired) has over 30 years of law enforcement experience in both small town and big city policing. Over the course of his career, Chief Mello has risen through the ranks and experienced every level of supervisory responsibility and leadership. He has served as a Patrol Officer, Detective, Prosecutor along with commanding patrol and detective divisions and serving as an Executive Officer. Chief Mello served 12 years in the United States Navy, 8 of which in the Navy Intelligence Community. Chief Mello has successfully merged his law enforcement and military experience with his leadership and management expertise. Chief Mello has instructed police officers on various topics for the last 15 years and has been an Adjunct Instructor at New England College in Henniker, NH and Norwich University in Vermont. He opened Mello Consulting & Training in 2017 as a way to give back to the profession by mentoring those who come behind him. He retired in 2021 as the Chief of Police for the Lebanon, New Hampshire Police Department and holds a Master's Degree in Criminology from Florida State University.
Ronald R. Mello
Acting Captain Ronald Mello (Ret.) is a seasoned law enforcement professional with over 30 years of distinguished service. He dedicated more than two decades to the City of Manchester,
New Hampshire Police Department, where he progressed through the ranks from Patrol Officer and Detective to Sergeant and ultimately Acting Captain..
As a Sergeant, he served in the Patrol Division and was later appointed Officer in Charge of the Domestic Violence Unit and the Sex Offender Compliance Unit. He also led the Crisis Negotiator Unit (SWAT) as its Unit Supervisor. Upon promotion to Lieutenant, he assumed
command of the Juvenile Unit before being assigned to the Legal Division, where he served as Division Commander until his retirement.
Acting Captain Mello holds certifications in Hostage Negotiation and Crisis Intervention. He is an experienced Instructor and former Team Leader of the Crisis Intervention Team. His career
reflects deep expertise in police operations, internal investigations, and all aspects of recruitment, hiring, and promotion processes within law enforcement. Following his retirement from the Manchester Police Department, Acting Captain Mello continued his service to public safety as an Investigator with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) in Jacksonville, Florida. He later joined the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office in
St. Augustine, Florida, where he currently served as a Jury Assistant.