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BOXFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT

The Boxford Police Department experienced a transition year in 2016. The year started with the
retirement of Chief Murphy in February, followed by the retirement of Officers Williams,
Iannazzo Nentwig and Lieutenant Hazelwood. With these retirements, the department lost over
one hundred and fifty years of police experience in 2016. The changes in the department also led
to opportunities for officers to take on new responsibilities and expand their knowledge in
specialized areas of police work.

The Boxford Police Department held a promotional examination for the rank of Sergeant during
spring of 2016. Three officers went through the examination process conducted by Chief
Sampson (Ret.) of Law Enforcement LLC. The scoring process consisted of a written exam, oral
board, education, experience and a Chief’s interview. At the end of the process Officer Kara
Fitzpatrick was promoted to Sergeant on July 1, 2016 and Officer Robert Corliss was promoted
on July 25, 2016. The department also interviewed and hired three new full time officers and
one reserve officer. Officers Brooke Dechene and Officer Peter Olson were hired as full time
patrolmen on July 1, 2016 and Officers Nathanial Peabody and Brent Moyer were hired as
Reserve Officers on July 25, 2016. Officer Peabody was promoted to the rank of full time
Patrolman in October of 2016.

Officers Anderson and Barker were assigned to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement
Team, and sworn in as Weighers of Commodities. Their team has been out on patrol on an
almost weekly basis during 2016 and logged two hundred and twenty one commercial vehicle
stops.

Department duty assignments also went through a significant change in 2016:

• Sergeant Dupont was assigned as Patrol Supervisor
• Sergeant Corliss was assigned as the court liaison to Haverhill District Court and
Lawrence Juvenile Court.
• Sergeant Fitzpatrick was assigned to supervise the school resource program at
Masconomet. Additional Sergeant Fitzpatrick has been assigned responsibility for
property and evidence.
• Officer Neeley was promoted to Detective.
• Officer Dechene has been assigned as the elder affairs.

The Department also had a very busy year of training:

• All officers participated in active shooter training at Masconomet High School along with
the Middleton and Topsfield Police Departments.

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