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• The Boxford Police and Fire Department held a joint mass casualty drill at the Spofford
Pond School.
• Officer Neeley and Sergeant Corliss attended a two week basic detective school. Officer
Neeley also attended several specialized investigative trainings.
• Sergeants Fitzpatrick and Corliss attended a one week Sergeant Training.
• Officer Anderson was trained to be a certified active shooter instructor.
• Sergeant Dupont attended a one week accreditation training and he has taken
responsibility for the department accreditation process from Lt. Hazelwood.

We continued our regular school safety drills by conducting lock down drills and evacuation
drills at Cole and Spofford Schools and Masconomet Middle and High School. Officer Nowak
had another class of D.A.R.E graduates from the Spofford Pond School. We have continued the
SRO Program at Masconomet; Sergeant Fitzpatrick, Detective Pickering, Topsfield Police and
Officer Maccini, Middleton Police work collaboratively at the school.

I would like to thank the Tri Town Council and the Boxford Parks program for everything they
do for the community. I look forward to another great year of programs sponsored by both
organizations in 2017.

Chief Riter

BOXFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT

The Boxford Police Department would like to thank Chief Michael Murphy for his service to the Town of
Boxford. Over the last four years he was a steady hands on leader of the department. During his time
with Boxford he secured funding for new firearms, patrol rifles and all full time officers now are issued
Tasers. Chief Murphy also gave all officers a new perspective from 25 years’ experience on a city police
department. We wish him the best in his well-deserved retirement.

2015 will be remembered for the record snowfall. During the first quarter of the year the Officers on the
department responded to a higher than average number of non-injury motor vehicle crashes, medical aids
and calls for general service directly related to the harsh winter. As the snow melted, we continued our
normal proactive policing of the town. Our crime statistics stay consistent with past years.

The department’s staffing level was consistent for 2015:

● Officer Matt Dupont was promoted to Sergeant
● Officer Kurtis Anderson was promoted to full time Patrolman.
● Officer Anderson was a reserve Officer for the department since 2010; he sponsored himself
through the full time police academy and worked as a full time Police Officer at MIT. He is a
Firearms instructor, RAD instructor and Armorer.

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