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John Doherty, Wendy Williams, Dianne
<br />Rommelmeyer, Shirley and Paula Peters, Leigh Potter,
<br />Mary Scanlan, Buff Chace, Melinda Gallant, Sunny
<br />Merritt and so many others, including all our current
<br />Town Hall employees, who have made Mashpee such
<br />a special place and my time here something to be
<br />treasured for the rest of my life.
<br />I am tremendously grateful for the support and
<br />encouragement which I have received for the last 33
<br />years from Mashpee's citizens. I also appreciate the
<br />support of our Town Manager and our excellent
<br />Planning Board members. I'm sure the town will be in
<br />good hands when I retire. Until then, and afterward
<br />when I'll just be another Mashpee citizen, I continue
<br />to encourage you to participate actively in meetings and
<br />community debates about our town's future. I intend to
<br />do so alongside you. Meanwhile, please feel free to
<br />contact me with any opinions or suggestions at
<br />(508)539-1414 or via e-mail at
<br />tfudala@mashpeema. og_v.
<br />Respectfully submitted,
<br />F. Thomas Fudala
<br />Town Planner
<br />Report of the
<br />Police Chief
<br />To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and
<br />Citizens of the Town of Mashpee:
<br />It is with distinct pleasure and enthusiasm that I
<br />submit my report as the Chief of Police for the Town of
<br />Mashpee for the year 2016. Over the course of the past
<br />year, the Mashpee Police Department processed 38,157
<br />calls for service; 402 motor vehicle accidents involving
<br />personal injury or property damage over $1,000, 696
<br />arrests or criminal applications,1,161 incident reports
<br />and 5,622 motor vehicle stops. In regards to specific
<br />crimes, there were 6 rapes, 24 aggravated assaults, 79
<br />simple assaults, 27 burglaries, 2 motor vehicle thefts
<br />and 124 responses to domestic disturbances.
<br />2016 saw some of the Mashpee Police
<br />Departments longest tenured employees depart the
<br />organization with the retirements of Sergeant David
<br />Ensko, Officer Alcott Tobey and Officer Lisa Hettinger.
<br />All were valuable members of our law enforcement
<br />family and we wish them well in their future endeavors.
<br />On February 1, 2016, Lieutenant John Santangelo
<br />was promoted to the position of captain, acting as the
<br />executive officer of the department. On March 28, 2016
<br />Sergeant Sean Sullivan and Sergeant Thomas Rose
<br />were both promoted to the position of lieutenant after
<br />a very involved promotional process. Lieutenant
<br />Sullivan is the Support Services Division Commander
<br />while Lieutenant Thomas Rose is the Operations
<br />Division Commander. Also, during the course of this
<br />past year, Master Officer Bryan Burke and Master
<br />Officer Michael Assad were promoted to the position
<br />of sergeant. Filling the role of two master officer
<br />positions were Officer Ryan Nardone and Officer
<br />Meredith Our. Vital leadership is essential both up and
<br />down the chain of command, and I have the utmost
<br />confidence in the leadership abilities of each of these
<br />fine supervisors.
<br />On July 1, 2016, Officer William Cuozzo was
<br />assigned to the detective bureau as a detective, ending
<br />his tenure as the school resource officer. Officer Brett
<br />Calhoun has been assigned as his replacement working
<br />out of the detective bureau as well. Both the
<br />Superintendent of Schools and I have been very pleased
<br />with the transition of the two, and both departments
<br />have had a very strong collaborative working
<br />relationship in what I feel is one of the most critical
<br />roles in the police department.
<br />With a strategic five-year plan in place, emphasis
<br />was placed on community engagement over the first
<br />year of that plan, making it a priority over the past year.
<br />These community engagement forums and community
<br />events assist us in building public trust with the
<br />community, with several events over the past year that
<br />did just that. To initiate these goals and objectives, the
<br />first step was the creation of a Community Services
<br />Unit. The primary goal of this unit is to embrace a
<br />community policing philosophy with a customer
<br />service approach. The Mashpee Police Department
<br />strongly embraces the philosophy of community
<br />policing with all of our citizens. The Community
<br />Services Unit is highly committed and dedicated to
<br />identifying the core needs of our community. By
<br />providing outreach programs, specialized events and
<br />functions, we hope to build a strong collaborative
<br />supportive relationship, which will build public trust
<br />and mutual respect between our citizens and our police
<br />department, increasing the quality of life for those that
<br />live, work and visit the beautiful Town of Mashpee.
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