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ditional law enforcement functions in a tremendous Report of the way by introducing the responsibility of protecting our police Department citizens from domestic terrorism. We have begun to acquire the tools, education and hardware, that will 4 allow us to appropriately respond to requests for assis- tance from citizens, neighboring police agencies and To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Otis Air National Guard Base.We have also begun the and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: task of providing your police officers with informa- I hereby submit the annual report of the Police tion, equipment, and training to help address and S Department for the year 2002. counter terrorist activities and threats.The training and 2 equipping of police personnel against terrorist activi- The past year was extremely busy for the mem- ties is costly,labor intensive,and a continuing work in bers of the Mashpee Police Department. Criminal inci- progress. Also, measures have been taken to reinforce dents,non-traditional law enforcement responses,traf- our cooperation and mutual aid agreements with other fic enforcement activities and criminal investigations local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.We had shown a marked increase over the previous years. are confident that law enforcement working together 4 This increase is directly attributable to the downturn in will have a positive impact on our success against the 2 the economy.Many studies indicate that the incidence war on terrorism and will foster public confidence in '0 of crime increases in direct proportion to the decrease local law enforcement efforts in that regard. in the country's economic well being. Given the dire forecast associated with next fiscal year's economy we In addition, the benefits of equipment and train- 18 predict the level of service provided by the police ing are not limited to decreasing terrorist activity but i4 department will be in greater demand. It is our estima- the lessons learned can be utilized for many other inci- 3 tion that productivity and calls for service for members dents here in Mashpee. This training will allow the Io of the department will greatly increase during 2003. police department to use our updated response plans The police department has, and will continue to focus for many other types of incidents, such as, man made resources on public safety issues and concerns directly and natural disasters, and violent incidents in the P Y Y i5 related to the readiness of our police officers and dis- schools and other governmental facilities. !3 patchers to protect our community from traditional 3 criminal activity and potential acts of domestic terror- As previously stated, 2002 has been extraordinarily ism. busy for the Mashpee Police Department. We have included a representative graphic below to visually )9 During this past year, the police department has demonstrate our increased level of activity this year. 18 undergone a rebirth of sorts.We have added to our tra- i9 2700 — i9 2400 l3 l3 2100 F 1800 )5 1500 a am )2 ■ani ❑ax¢ 38 1200 900 35 600 )9 11 300 o 31 Arrests Family Abuse Suspicious Assist Fire Dept. Traffic Enforcement )7 17Activity/Public Assist 9 95