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Mashpee Police Chief, stating that the organization is Report of the legitimate. If you have any questions regarding telephone Chief of Police scams, please contact the Mashpee Police Department or the Attorney General's Office in Boston. Your police department is a round the clock, 365 days To the Honorable Board of Selectmen a year organization that has personnel on constant patrol and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: responding to calls any given time of the day or night. Please review the information contained in this report, I am pleased to submit the Mashpee Police Depart- so that you may better understand what challenges the ment's Annual Report for the year 1991. police department faces during the course of a year. A quick review of the crime statistics shows the criminal Once again, I want to thank all of you who have con- activity in the Town of Mashpee increased by 8.3% over tinually supported the police department's efforts in com- last year's numbers with a slight decrease in some types batting crime and I am looking forward to working with of crimes. The crime of breaking and entering into a everyone to make the Town of Mashpee a safer place to dwelling or building increased at an alarming 65%. As live and enjoy life. Our motto is always "TO SERVE I have mentioned in previous reports, we have found that AND PROTECT". alcohol and drugs play a major role in a large number of crimes being committed in Mashpee and that many Respectfully submitted, of the breaking and entering cases are for the quick tur- nover of goods for drug money. The many jobless drug Curtis W. Frye users that can no longer support their habit with their Chief of Police little or no income at all,are constantly searching for ways to get money to buy drugs and unfortunately in many cases are preying on the home owner or business that leaves their property unprotected. The unprotected pro- perty is broken into and the perpetrator supplies himself Appointments By Selectmen with goods that can be turned into cash. This, coupled July 1, 1991 Year of Hire with the Police Department's budget constraints (that Chief of Police causes a reduction in directed patrol) can be attributed Curtis W. Frye 1965 to the huge increase in the number of house breaks. Deputy Chief of Police This year, in an effort to reduce the large number of Maurice A. Cooper, Jr. 1976 1 breaks,the department will be putting more emphasis on .4 community policing, getting the community involved in Sergeants 4r "A crime prevention programs. Programs now being con- William J. Ethier 1978 ducted by the Police Department include the D.A.R.E. Ronald P. Bevaucqua 1979 Program (Drug and Alcohol Resistance Education) in- David H. Mace 1985 structed at the Middle School by Detective Doris Dot- Patrol Officers tridge and the Reassurance Program for the elderly. The Bradford R. Fish, Sr. Vial of Life Program that originated with the Police (Detective/Court Liaison/Prosecutor) 1970 Department has been transferred to the Fire Department. John P. Dami 1970 Douglas H. Flynn 1980 i The Police Department and the District Attorney's Of- Doris A. Dottridge fice investigated two murders in 1991. One perpetrator, (Detective/Juvenile Officer) 1980 in a fatal drug related shooting, was apprehended and William A. Paolini 1980 prosecuted. The second criminal homicide, involving a Walter C. Juskiewicz 1982 female victim, is still under investigation. Gerald J. Umina 1983 Matthew M. Clancy 1986 In September,the Police Department was asked to in- Michael J. Sexton 1986 vestigate some citizen complaints along with the Randy J. DeMello Massachusetts inspector General's Office. These com- (K-9 Officer) 1986 I�F plaints are still under investigation and hopefully will be Scott E. McCabe completed in the very near future. (Detective) 1987 Michael J. Lacava 1989 Some words about telephone soliciting — Just as we W. Paul Bryant 19,89 encourage the young people and others to "just say NO John J. Santangelo 1990 to drugs", I am asking all business people and residents Christopher M. Hamilton 1990 that receive telephone calls asking for money on behalf Alain J. Roguzac 1991 of a public safety organization or any other organization Carl R. Delorme 1991 that you are not familiar with, to "just say NO". Any Administrative Assistant Police organization representative soliciting in Mashpee Barbara A. Horton should not be permitted to pick up your checks unless he or she has a current department letter signed by the (Special Police Officer/Matron) 1981 67