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Buxton Police Department Annual Report January 2020 – December 2020 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,

This has been quite a year with the COVID-19 pandemic paralyzing the nation. We had to adapt to new ways of doing business while keeping our staff safe at the same time. We worked very closely with all department heads to develop and maintain strong procedures to combat this serious life-threatening virus. Governor Janet Mills enacted numerous, ever changing Executive Orders that we all had to deal with in our own ways. The Maine Center for Disease Control (CDC) placed additional requirements for public safety personnel. Unfortunately, COVID-19 struck two of my officers as well as myself this year. The men and women of the department continued to provide the very best services to our citizens even with the staffing shortages here and there. I am excited to announce that all police department staff have now received the COVID-19 vaccinations. I would like to thank Tammy Jo Girard for taking the lead on all COVID related issued. She did an outstanding job of handling this task. I hired several new officers in 2020 to fill vacancies and have listed them below: 1. Chief Troy A. Cline 2. Executive Assistant Fausto Costa 3. Court Officer/ Analyst TammyJo Girard 4. Chaplain Charles Reed 5. Evidence Room Manager Daryen Granata

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Chief Troy A. Cline Executive Assistant Fausto Costa Court Officer/ Analyst TammyJo Girard Chaplain Charles Reed Evidence Room Manager Daryen Granata

Each of these officers will be required to attend the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program (BLETP) soon. Crime

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