A local police officer is now part of the U.S. Secret Service.
Barnstable Police Detective Steven Barrette was federally deputized last week by the U.S. Marshalls as a Task Force officer for the Secret Service. Â
Barrette joins detective Sergeant Kevin Connolly as members of the Secret Service New England Cyber Fraud Task Force. Â
The task force works to prevent, detect, and mitigate complex cyber-enabled financial crimes.  Â