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fic law enforcement this past year. I was encouraged gency calls through the new number and we will con- by many cases of effective partnerships in the com- tinue to try to educate citizens to call 9-1-1 in emer- munity that I saw during the past year that resulted in gencies. Using 9-1-1 provides us with visual comput- a number of criminal investigations being successful- erized displays showing caller's identification and ly closed by our officers. Our total number of Traffic location for better service from us. Control and Directed Patrol statistics also reflect our commitment to solve problems through Community Our efforts in negotiating with the Commonwealth Policing techniques and greater levels of assignments to enter into a partnership with them on a radio system on a proactive and not a reactive basis. that will serve our public safety needs with little or no expense by us are nearly complete. The new commu- The level of automobile accidents reported to us nications system should be completed by mid-1998 remained relatively level again this year and was and much of the equipment is already in use. We will f . favorable by comparison to other. Cape towns. continue to study a number of other high technology Throughout Mashpee, there is continuing frustration developments for possible implementation recommen- with the high cost of automobile insurance. Although dation if they prove to be of financial and logistical the formula for setting such rates by the Common- benefit to the community. wealth is a complicated one, perhaps our continued favorable accident levels will prove to be of help in SUMMARY:I continue to be gratified by the high that area. level of support and cooperation that I have received from our elected officials, other Town departments, I noted a minor decrease in the intrusion alarms the staff of the department, and from throughout the received and positive steps are underway to attempt to community. Together, I believe we have made a reduce that number even further in 1998. We will use marked difference in improving the quality of life in the provisions of our bylaw that permits fines for false the Town and we will continue to work very hard on alarm calls that endanger officers and waste valuable behalf of all of the citizens of the Town. time that we could use much more productively on many of our Community Policing programs. The members of the Police Department welcome your input and your suggestions as to how we might Our statistics, which are included for your review, better serve you every day in the forthcoming year. continue to reflect that the Town of Mashpee is a safe We know that through solid community partnerships, place in which to live and work. Within the depart- we can continue to provide our professional services ment,credit for continued success under truly difficult to the Town at the outstanding level that you have conditions goes to our police officers "on the street", come to expect from us through the years. who work hard to provide the front-line defense for us against crime in our town. On behalf of the Police Department and all of the fine men and women who comprise the department, I PERSONNEL ACTIONS: During 1997, would like to thank the Town's officials and employ- Dispatcher Dorothy Studley retired with more than 30 ees for assistance to us during 1997. A special thank years of service to the Town. Officer David Rivera you goes to all of our citizen-customers and the voters resigned to accept a similar position with the for your much-appreciated support in 1997. Barnstable Police Department. Respectfully submitted, COMMUNICATIONS: Our Public Safety Communications Center begins its eighth year as the William C. Przybylek primary control point for all Police, Fire, Emergency Chief of Police Medical Services, and Civil Defense for our commu- nity. The continued success of that very complex operation is directly attributed to the dedication and expertise of our Public Safety Dispatchers. I would like to thank our Dispatchers for the professional manner in which they successfully interacted with cit- izens and directed our resources. The Town is now in its third year of the use of the E-9-1-1 emergency number service, with our calls still initially going to Barnstable County's Communications Center,where they are relayed to our Dispatchers. We receive about 50% of our total emer- 97