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Police Department (Cont.) January 2017 – December 2017

The Police Department has gone through some very significant personnel changes during 2017. Patrol Section: Several full time (FT) officers left to pursue different careers elsewhere for various reasons, including inadequate pay. We subsequently hired four (4) new officers during 2017. Each came with various levels of experience and backgrounds. One (1) officer served as a FT Dispatcher for the City of Portland as well as being a part time (PT) officer for Old Orchard Beach PD. She was hired in March and graduated the mandated Basic Law Training Program (BLETP) at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy (MCJA) in May of this year. The second and third officers were hired in September of 2017. One (1) of them has a Masters & Bachelor’s degrees in Criminal Justice. She also worked in both full and part time capacities for police departments in western Massachusetts. The other is a Buxton resident who recently retired from theAir Force after twenty-five (25) plus years of law enforcement service. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. The last full time officer hired is new to law enforcement having only served as a part time officer for the Scarborough Police Department prior to coming to Buxton. He will be attending the BLETP at the MCJA in August. Dispatch Center: Several FTDispatchers left during 2017 and we hired three (3) new FTDispatchers to replace them. Construction began on the addition to the back of the police department in late October of 2017. This project will be done by the time this report is published. We will be hosting an Open House for the public and other public safety officials to showcase your new police facility. We also set up the new cruiser, anAll-Wheel Drive (AWD) Ford Police Utility vehicle. You probably noticed by now that we changed the color of our cruiser to gray. We also redesigned the graphics to be more in line with modern policing standards and appearance. The vehicle will be on display the day of the Open House.

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