Rochester MA Police Department, Rochester, Massachusetts

2011 Annual Report

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and
Citizens of the Town of Rochester

Annual Report 2011
Rochester Police Department

I am pleased to submit my annual report as Chief of Police. This report follows the completion of my ninth year as Chief. I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all the Town Departments and employees for their continuing support of the Police Department during the past year. Without the strong support of the citizens of the community, our elected officials and other Town employees, especially Tracy Eldridge and those in the Communications Department, it would be difficult for us to successfully accomplish our mission. I also need to thank my Administrative Assistant, Suzanne Maksy, for her efforts to keep the administrative side of the department running smoothly. I would like to share some accomplishments from the past year.

In light of increasingly difficult financial times, we have tried to continue our efforts to find grant opportunities for the department. Again this year, most grants were eliminated due to state funding cuts. We were awarded the following:

  • Click it or Ticket traffic enforcement grant: $1,200 (reduced from $2,700 last year)

The department saw a slight decrease in arrests over last year. Arrests for simple assaults, drunk driving, and juvenile decreased and there was an increase in aggravated assaults and other offense arrests.

Arrests
56
Aggravated Assault 3
Simple Assault 5
Vandalism 2
Drug Violations 1
Driving Under the Influence 3
Liquor Law Violations 3
Disorderly Conduct 1
Protective Custody 7
Other Offenses 18
Traffic Offenses 12
Juvenile Arrests 1

Property crimes continue to be a major portion of the department's workload with a slight increase in overall criminal offenses. The total value of items stolen as a result of these crimes was $56,132.00 for 2011. The department still lacks a detective to follow up on many of these cases.

Criminal Offense Occurrences
469
Rape 1
Robbery 3
Aggravated Assault 9
Simple Assault 16
Intimidation 10
Burglary/Breaking & Entering 20
Purse Snatching 1
Theft from Building 7
Theft from Motor Vehicle 9
All Other Larceny 59
Vehicle Theft 4
Counterfeit/Forgery 5
Larceny by False Pretense 7
Credit Card Fraud 1
ID Fraud 1
Embezzlement 1
Stolen Property Offenses 6
Vandalism/Destruction/Damage 36
Drug Violations 10
Bad Checks 12
Disorderly Conduct 6
Driving Under The Influence 5
Protective Custody 11
Family Offenses 1
Liquor Law Violations 5
Trespass 14
All Other Offenses 99
Traffic Offenses 110


Motor vehicle accidents decreased again for the second year in a row. Non-injury crashes decreased the most.

Motor Vehicle Accidents
74
Fatal Accidents 0
Accidents with Injury 18
Non-Injury Accidents 56


Traffic citation totals decreased over last year with officers writing more civil citations with fines than written warnings with no fines.

Traffic Citations and Written Warnings
437


The department issued more firearms permits than in the previous year.

Firearms Permits Issued
154
License to Carry a Firearm 138
Firearms Identification Card 16


The department program assisting local businesses with collecting on bad checks met with great success again this year.

Bad Check Program

Total Funds Recovered for Victims $3,182.86


Fees Collected
$28,049.11
Firearms Licenses $13,775.00
Fees for Reports & Misc. Fees $538.58
Grants Received $1,200.00
Gifts & Donations $300.00
Detail Fees $1,982.03
Court Fees $175.00
Registry Fees $9,915.00
Parking Fees $163.50
Civil Marijuana Fines $100.00


Police Department Personnel

Full-Time Personnel/Year Appointed Reserve Officers
Chief Paul H. Magee2003 George Buler
Sergeant Pamela Canney1995 Stephen Reimer
Sergeant James Wassmouth1992 Robert Lavallee
Officer William Chamberlain2001 Nathan Mendes
Officer Robert Nordahl2009 Douglas Mendes
Officer Sean Crook2001
Officer Donald Kemmett1998 Part-Time Officers
Officer Kevin Flynn2004 Benjamin Katz
Officer Robert Small1998 Russell Litchfield
Officer Shaun Peterson2010 Adam Brightman


Isaac Perry
Administrative Assistant
Elizabeth Rich
Suzanne Maksy




Department Matrons

Patricia Knight

Kathleen Massey

Deborah Morrell


I encourage you to visit our department web site at www.rochestermapd.com to keep up-to-date on department activities, news releases, and to find out about and access many of the services and forms provided by the department.


     Respectfully submitted,

     Paul H. Magee
     Chief of Police


View the 2010 Annual Report