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Thomas joined our team in September 2022 and left Dispatch Supervisor Scott Halligan and Dispatcher shortly to pursue an opportunity with the Mashpee Fire Theresa Lambert both retired after many years with the Department. She is an exceptional talent and a value- department.I would like to thank each of them for their add to Mashpee.The Fire Department is lucky to have dedicated service to the Town of Mashpee and wish her on Board. The Planning Department will hope to them all well in their future endeavors. fill her vacancy in the first half of 2023. The year 2022 also saw the addition of a school This year I met with and engaged with so many resource officer with Officer Peter Cogswell joining residents and community members I hadn't known Katie Hennessey as a second officer in the Mashpee before and for those opportunities I am appreciative School system. and thankful. We will continue to prioritize and improve community education and engagement with After several years of preparation the Mashpee the resources we have.I look forward to the long term Police Department was awarded full accreditation status through the Massachusetts Police Commission planning work and engagement that will come along with the update to the Housing Production Plan with on Accreditation. Accreditation is a self-initiated the hope that I will get to know even more Mashpee process by which police agencies voluntarily strive to community members. meet and maintain standards that have been established for the profession by the profession.The Accreditation As always, I am here to assist you. I welcome Certificate reads in part: your questions,your comments and your conversation. I will continue to be a resource in Town Hall for those "It is my pleasure to confirm that on who seek it.I am always listening and always learning this date, June 21, 2022, The Massachusetts and hope the work we do in the Planning Department Police Accreditation Commission voted to allows you to do the same. award Accreditation to the Mashpee Police Department. This prestigious status has been Respectfully Submitted, awarded for a period of three years ending June 2025. As you know the integrity vested in your Evan Lehrer,Town Planner department presumes functional compliance with program standards which include complying with all new and amended standards adopted by the commission. Achieving Accreditation Report of the demonstrates your department's ongoing commitment to delivering an exemplary level of Police Department police services in your community." These carefully selected standards impact officer and public safety, address high liability/risk To the Honorable Select Board;Town Manager; management issues,and generally promote operational Assistant Town Manager; and Citizens of the Town of efficiency throughout an agency.Standards for national Mashpee: accreditation as established by the Commission on It is with distinct pleasure and enthusiasm that I Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. submit my report as the Chief of Police for the Town (CALEA) provide the framework for standards in the of Mashpee for the year 2022. Over the course of the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Program. past year the Mashpee Police Department processed Below are some of the topical areas covered: 34,803 calls for service; 433 motor vehicle accidents involving personal injury or property damage over • Agency Authority,Jurisdiction and Use of Force $1,000.00, 505 arrests or criminal applications, 1,154 • Recruitment, Selection, and Promotion of incident reports and 2,650 motor vehicle stops. In Personnel regards to specific crimes, there were 33 aggravated . Training,Discipline and Internal Affairs assaults,74 simple assaults,4 motor vehicle thefts and l l 1 responses to domestic disturbances. • Patrol, Traffic Operations and Criminal Investigations 2022 saw the departure of three Mashpee • Victim/Witness Assistance Police Department employees. Officer Frederick . Emergency Response Planning Bohnenberger moved on with his respective career and 154