Boston Police Capt. Steven Sweeney has taken the helm at the C-11 police district in Dorchester after a re-assignment from his most recent post as commander of the South End’s D-4 district about two weeks ago. Capt. Shawn Burns, who has been in charge at C-11 since 2022, has switched places with Sweeney, taking over in the South End.

Sweeney was in attendance at the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association meeting on Monday to make his introduction. He noted that he spent seven years as commander in the South End but started his career as a patrolman in Dorchester.

“I’m still getting my feet wet here, and this is my second meeting,” he said. “However, I started at C-11 in 1999 and so it’s kind of like coming home.”

Sweeney said he intends to be very involved with the community groups, working closely with the community service officers. He promised that he will often be seen at community meetings.

In the South End, he was widely known for being a resident-focused captain and attending many of the civic meetings to brief neighbors on criminal activity and hear suggestions. While there, he also confronted the drug and homelessness problems at Mass. and Cass, and as they spread farther into the South End.

Some neighbors used the occasion to bring up the conduct of officers working details at the many construction sites throughout Savin Hill.

“I’ve noted some not in uniform, in hoodies, and not professional; we’ll address that,” he said.

Area C-11 is one of four BPD districts that include parts of Dorchester. C-11’s geography includes Fields Corner, where the police station is located, along with most sections of Dorchester west of Washington Street and north to Columbia Road. Other districts with sections of Dorchester include B-3, which also includes Mattapan; C-6 that is centered in South Boston; and B-2, which includes Roxbury.