Lieutenant
Manchester (NH) Police Department
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
Matthew Barter is a Lieutenant with the Manchester, New Hampshire Police Department, currently assigned to the Patrol Division. He is an experienced police supervisor and a champion of evidence-based policing within his agency. Lieutenant Barter has previously been assigned as the Chief of Staff for the department, supervisor for the Anti-Crime Unit, a federal Task Force Officer with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and as an Officer assigned to the Crime Analysis Unit. He served for nine years as a SWAT Officer where he led the Tactical Emergency Medical Support Unit.
Lieutenant Barter is a collaborator who strives to partner with diverse stakeholders to solve difficult problems. He has successfully developed and implemented data-driven and evidence-based violent crime reduction strategies. He holds a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Boston University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Saint Anselm College. He is a National Institute of Justice Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholar and compeleted the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Saturday, October 18, 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MT