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Buxton Police Department Annual Report January 2019 – December 2019 Chief Troy A. Cline

MISSION STATEMENT “The mission of the Buxton Police Department is to uphold the law fairly and firmly: to reduce crime; to pursue and bring to justice those who break the law; to protect, help and reassure the community: and to be seen to do all this with integrity, common sense, sound judgment, teamwork and respect. We must be compassionate, courteous and patient, acting without fear, favor or prejudice to the rights of others while applying intelligent use of discretion of the law. We need to be professional, calm and restrained in the face of violence and apply only that force which is necessary to accomplish our lawful duty. We must strive to reduce the fears of the public and so far, as we can, to reflect their priorities in the action we take. It is also our mission to strengthen public confidence in the organization, develop and maintain positive relationships with the community and promote the concept of teamwork for the benefit of all, while at the same time promoting a safe and friendly community through proactive enforcement and education. We must respond to well-founded criticism with willingness for change in response to the changing needs of our community.

Greetings to all residents and visitors, The first thing you may notice is our format has changed. We hired a new Court Officer this year and she is quite adept at completing these types of reports. Tammy Jo Girard replaced the previous Court Officer and her official title is Court Officer/Crime Analyst. Mrs. Girard comes to Buxton PD with thirty (30) years’ experience with the Saco Police Department as their Court Officer. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience that has already made streamlining the various processes at the police department possible. Officer William “Kody” Blackwell graduated from the 38th Basic Law Enforcement Training Program (BLETP) in May. I also hired two new patrol officers this year, Chris Gray and Eric Sanborn.

Officer Sanborn will be attending the BLETP beginning in May. Each of these men bring experience both in law enforcement and the military. They have integrated seamlessly into the Buxton PD team. More recently I hired two more officers, Eric Marcotte of Biddeford and Haley Maguire of Yarmouth. Each are part time certified officers and will need to attend the BLETP in the coming months.

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