David J. Degou, superintendent of the Cambridge police, was appointed to the Cambridge Police Department in 1975. A U.S. Army veteran, he served in Vietnam with the Americal Divisi...view moreDavid J. Degou, superintendent of the Cambridge police, was appointed to the Cambridge Police Department in 1975. A U.S. Army veteran, he served in Vietnam with the Americal Division 198th Infantry and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. Commissioner Robert C. Haas served as chief of police for the Westwood Police Department for 12 years before being appointed as Massachusetts secretary of public safety by Gov. Mitt Romney. Since April 2007, he has served as the commissioner of police in Cambridge.view less