Methuen Police Department

Methuen Police Department
Abbreviation MPD
Agency overview
Annual budget 7.781 Million
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Massachusetts, USA
Legal jurisdiction City of Methuen, Massachusetts
General nature • Local civilian agency
Headquarters Quinn Building, 90 Hampshire St, Methuen, Massachusetts

Police Officers 88
Civilians 16
Agency executive
Website
City of Methuen Police Department
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.[1]
  • Captains
  • Lieutenants
  • Sergeants
  • Patrolmen

Police Chiefs

  • Cyril Feugill about 1958?
  • Christopher H. Devine
  • Francis J Morse 1972 to 1985 Retired June 1985 Died: February 7, 1986
  • Donald DeSantis Appointed: July 1, 1985, retired: April 1, 1995[2] Died: June 5, 2007[3]
  • 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

  1. ↑ writer, Stephanie Chelf, staff. "Methuen deputy police chief to retire March 1".
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Retired Methuen police Chief DeSantis dies » EagleTribune.com, North …". 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013.
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