Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz is an experienced prosecutor who is dedicated to seeking justice for victims and protecting the public from the criminals who would do them harm. Over the past 20 years he has worked to protect and promote the public safety of the nearly 500,000 residents in Plymouth County. Under Cruz´s leadership the District Attorney´s Office has worked tirelessly to reduce crime through education and community based prevention programs.
Tim has worked to put children in Plymouth County first, establishing a full-service, one-stop Children's Advocacy Center for child victims of sexual and physical abuse or severe neglect. Tim and his staff are doing ground breaking work with drug endangered children. Training members of law enforcement and school faculty in the county and around the state on how to identify and support students with Adverse Childhood Experiences.
As District Attorney, Tim holds regular informative trainings for law enforcement, schools and the community. Those include trainings on opioids and human trafficking investigations, mandated reporter courses and grant writing workshops.