I grew up in Cambridge (The Peoples Republic Of Cambridge) and can say that they have a great department. Cambridge is a weird place for a cop to work. You have so many different types of people in the city to deal with. Wacko Lefty Liberals, Radicals, Hippies, many different ethnic groups, intellectuals, Harvard, MIT, Alternative Lifestyles etc. The city council should be renamed the John Kerry council, because it is the perfect place for him as they are so far left like him. Chief Watson was there for a couple of years when I moved out of Cambridge. So, I really can't speak for him. The pay and benefits are great, OT and details are abundant. Lots of special events etc. I remember years ago that one of Cambridge PD's contract had language in it that required them to be one of the top 5 or 10 paid departments in the state. If for some reason another town got a new contract and Cambridge got bumped to 11 or 12, there was an automatic raise for Cambridge without bargaining. I remember hearing this from a few people like 10 years ago. I don't know how true it is or if it is still in effect? I know that the Cambridge PD union is pretty strong and the City Manager is on the side of the cops, but this sounds like it is too good to be true.