Methuen Police Department
| Methuen Police Department | |
| Abbreviation | MPD |
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| Patch of the Methuen Police Department. | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Annual budget | 7.781 Million |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Massachusetts, USA |
| Legal jurisdiction | City of Methuen, Massachusetts |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Methuen, Massachusetts |
| Police Officers | 88 |
| Civilians | 16 |
| Agency executive | Joseph Solomon, Chief of Police |
| Website | |
| City of Methuen Police Department | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Quinn Safety Building
The Methuen Police Department (MPD) has the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the city of Methuen, Massachusetts.
Traffic The traffic unit's major functions are accident responding, reporting, and reconstruction.
Rank Structure
- Chief of Police
- Deputy Chief - The rank of Deputy Chief was eliminated on March 1, 2008 with the retirement of Deputy Police Chief Joseph Alaimo.
- Captains
- Lieutenants
- Sergeants
- Patrolmen
Police Chiefs
- Cyril Feugill about 1958?
- Christopher H. Devine
- Francis J Morse about 1982? Died: February 7, 1986?
- Donald DeSantis Appointed: July 1, 1985,retired:April 1, 1995 Died:June 5, 2007
- Bruce A. MacDougall (Methuen Police 1975 — 2002 (27 years ) ) Appointed Chief:1995 Retired:2002
- Joseph E. Solomon Appointed:2002 Removed:May 7, 2008 Reinstated: Oct 1, 2010
Neighboring Police Departments
The irregularly-shaped town is bordered by;
- Haverhill, (City of) to the northeast,
- North Andover, (Town of) to the east,
- Lawrence, (City of) and
- Andover, (Town of) to the south,
- Dracut, (Town of) to the west,
- Pelham, New Hampshire, (Town of) to the northwest, and
- Salem, New Hampshire, (Town of) to the north.
See also
References
External links
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