Municipal & Public Safety Advisory Services

When a public safety agency faces an internal crisis, high-profile allegations of misconduct, or structural friction, municipal leaders require absolute clarity. Standard internal investigations can easily be vulnerable to accusations of local political bias, union conflicts, or departmental favoritism.

Fortress Security Consulting & Investigations LLC serves as a trusted, entirely neutral partner to Town Managers, Mayors, City Solicitors, and Town Counsels. Powered by more than 65 years of combined law enforcement command and municipal executive experience, we deliver objective, thorough, and court-defensible administrative reviews that insulate your municipality from civil liability and restore institutional trust.

OUR CORE PUBLIC SECTOR CAPABILITIES

INDEPENDENT INTERNAL AFFAIRS (IA) FACT-FINDING

We provide comprehensive administrative investigations regarding high-stakes allegations of misconduct, policy violations, or management-level improprieties. We handle complex internal inquiries involving command staff or sensitive personnel issues, ensuring all findings are legally sound, objective, and structurally insulated from local conflicts of interest.

COMMAND CLIMATE ASSESSMENTS & CRISIS MEDIATION

Following a union Vote of No Confidence, escalating labor grievances, or acute leadership friction, our team steps in to perform exhaustive organizational audits. We conduct neutral personnel interviews, analyze underlying operational patterns, and present town executives with an authoritative roadmap to stabilize department morale and protect public safety integrity.

 POST COMMISSION COMPLIANCE & BACKLOG MITIGATION

The administrative burdens mandated by modern POST Commission guidelines are relentless. Small-to-midsize departments frequently lack the unassigned staff required to manage backlogged investigative timelines, strict LEA portal logging, and rolling recertification audits. We act as an extension of the Chief’s office—clearing backlogs and auditing localized policies (including Use of Force directives) to ensure total state compliance.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM

Chief (Ret.) Frank Alvilhiera Jr.
Founder & Managing Director

Chief Alvilhiera brings 31 years of decorated law enforcement leadership and specialized tactical executive command to the public sector advisory space. Throughout his distinguished three-decade career in Massachusetts public safety, he specialized in handling high-risk operations, internal administrative actions, and complex threat assessments. Under his direction, Fortress delivers unassailable, peer-reviewed investigative consulting designed to cut through bureaucratic friction and protect the public interest.

Chief (Ret.) Joseph Perkins
Senior Municipal Consultant & Advisor

Chief Joseph Perkins is a highly respected authority in Massachusetts municipal governance and law enforcement leadership. Over a decorated 35-year career—including a decade commanding the Middleborough Police Department—Chief Perkins has repeatedly been sought out by town executives to stabilize agencies in active crisis. Having served seamlessly as the Interim Police Chief for the Canton Police Department and later as the unanimously appointed Interim Town Manager for Middleborough, his rare dual-perspective navigating municipal budgets, collective bargaining agreements, and POST mandates provides municipal clients with a peerless strategic ally.