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for the purposes of fundraising to cover expenses out- provide aid to Sergeant Ensko. I am pleased to report side of the operational budget. This includes having that Sergeant Ensko is continuing a remarkable recov- funds for such functions as the K-9 unit, an internal ery and hopes to return to full-duty status in 2007. 1 awards program and Honor Guard unit. admire the courage Sergeant Ensko demonstrated throughout this unfortunate incident.I also thank all of The Cape Cod SWAT team consists of various the citizens and town officials who assisted in some officers from local agencies. Officer Sean Sullivan of small way or large way in support of Sergeant Ensko the Mashpee Police Department was selected after an after his accident. examination process to be a member of this team. Finally, I salute all of the dedicated and profes- I would like to express appreciation for the com- sional men and women of this agency who tirelessly mitment of resources from the Barnstable County work to make this a better law enforcement agency. I Sheriff's Department in the maintenance, repairs and continue to establish progressive goals for us to attain. improvements at our facility. The Sheriff's We continue to strive to improve our operating effi- Department through Sergeant Joseph Brait, who ciency and effectiveness within our available supervises low risk inmates, has accomplished a lot of resources. As always, I appreciate the support this work with little to no expense for the Town of department has received to fulfill our mission critical Mashpee at the police station.In addition,the new cus- needs. From the Town Manager, to the Board of todians at the Department of Public Works have been Selectmen, to the Finance Committee and to the peo- doing a great job in keeping the facility clean and ple at Town Meeting, I personally and professionally orderly. Thanks to Donald Hicks and Nancy Hall for thank you for your support of professional policing. preserving the appearance of our station. We will continue to deliver the services you expect from us with pride and integrity. I would also like to express appreciation to Louise Patrick of Human Services for coordinating Respectfully Submitted, very helpful in-house training for department person- Rodney C. Collins nel.It provided officers with insight and resources for Chief of Police various situations. It further enhanced their knowledge on who to contact and under what circumstances. The Police Department continues to receive many complaints regarding the operation of ATVs in off-highway areas. Unfortunately, this has resulted in trespass,vandalism and illegal dumping. Not all of the problems stem from ATVs but a significant amount of them are related. The Police Department has received an additional ATV from the Conservation ` • � ' t� Commission. This will enable us to increase patrols police- s and we are planning next year to be very pro-active inu addressing this disturbing problem. F �o The Police Department also participated in three major events in 2006 that appeared to operate smoothly in terms of traffic flow and safety. The I annual Pops Concert and community fireworks took Place without any noted difficulties. In addition, we were very pleased to participate in the I st Annual hol- iday parade in December. I commend all of the parade organizers who did a fabulous job at making this hap- pen. We attempted to plan a route for the parade that would be accessible for residents and safe foredes- ,u. 4#,", t ,; P l� . r trians and vehicular traffic. The Police Department was saddened on a per- Pr, ' a f.rE sonal level as one of our dedicated officers Sergeant 8a FA / �r . David Ensko, was involved in a very serious off-duty motorcycle accident.I appreciate all of the departmen- t's unions and relief association bonding together to Drawing by Kenny Peters, Grade 6 43