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Buxton Police Department Annual Report January 2022 – December 2022 Interim Chief Kevin R. Collins

In 2021, the Police Department announced the start of our new K-9 program. The department received a grant from the Stanton Foundation, to create this department’s first K-9 Program. This year saw to the completion of that task, welcoming our new partnership, Officer Heath Mains and his Patrol K-9 Stuka. On June 10 th , 2022, Officer Heath Mains and his K-9 Partner Stuka, graduated from K-9 Patrol School, where they spent 14-weeks learning new skills including; building searches, article searches, apprehension of suspects, tracking for missing people/suspects and more. Police K-9 Stuka is a wonderful addition to our police force and will be a great resource for the protection and safety of our residents. On November 11 th , 2022, Officer Mains and Patrol K-9 Stuka graduated from the Drug Detection School, an 8-week training program. This acquired skill will serve to target this department’s zero-tolerance policy on drugs and distribution. These new initiatives created by the K-9 team, will further assist in the Department’s strong stand against drugs, and further increase our enforcement actions.

Officer Heath Mains on K-9 School Graduation Day, with his new K-9 Partner Stuka

Buxton Patrol Officers with the Southern Maine Special Response Team for the Buxton 250 th Anniversary Weekend Event.

This year the town held the Buxton 250 th Anniversary on the weekend of August 5 th – 7 th , where the residents enjoyed several bands, cornhole tournaments, an axe throwing pit, and much more. With the high expectation of a large gathering for this event, the Police Department along with the town officials took precautions in the case of emergencies. The town requested the Southern Maine Special Response Team to be on site, assisting the Buxton Police Officers with crowd/traffic control and any other necessary aid required. The event was a great success and will be remembered for years to come.

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