Page 76 - Middleborough 2024 Town Report

M I D D L E B O R O U G H
POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Middleborough Police Department shares a strong
partnership with the Massachusetts State Police who
aid and assist in investigations by providing specialized
personnel or task forces such as SPDU (State Police
Detective Unit), and VFAS (Violent Fugitive
Apprehension Section). In addition to the above
specialties, the State Police collaborate with our
oficers for death investigations, arson investigations,
motor vehicle crashes with serious bodily injury where
there is a potential or confirmed fatality, narcotic
investigations where chemical evidence collection and
identification is necessary, as well as other critical
incidents in which specialized investigations may be
necessary. As indicated above, the State Police crime
laboratory is a resource utilized by this department in
the processing of evidence such as biological samples
(DNA), narcotics, and ballistics (firearms and gun
powder residue).
GRANTS
Retired Sergeant Deborah Batista and Sergeant David
Beals are in charge of obtaining grants for the
Middleborough Police Department. The State E911
Department provided the Middleborough Police
Department with a total of $171,733 in grant money for
2024. These funds were split between a Training Grant
of $78,746 and a Support & Incentive Grant of $92,987.
The Training Grant provided 16 hours of mandatory
yearly E911 training for all full and part-time
employees as well as any new hires. The Support &
Incentive Grant allowed the department to pay for
desk shits covered by full-time personnel and
part-time dispatchers.
Of all of the towns that the Wareham District Court
serves, the Middleborough Police Department remains
the most active as evidenced by the figures provided
above. We continue to establish connections and
maintain relationships with the men and women who
serve the Commonwealth across all agencies, whether
being other law enforcement agencies or court
personnel. This department has displayed and remains
committed to excellence as we have set precedence
through our day to day operations, awarding us with a
reputation of transparency and integrity. With this
commitment at our forefront, in the year ahead, we will
continue to pursue justice, with foundations of sound
judgement, dependability, honesty, and honor to a
profession we are so fortunate to be a part of, and to a
community we are proud to serve.
The Middleborough Police Department was selected
to receive funds from the Edward Byrne Memorial JAG
Program for $10,580 which was used to purchase three
body worn cameras. These funds assisted in ofsetting
the cost to supplement the body worn camera
program. Med-Project USA provided the Department
with a $1,300 Grant to assist with collection of
unwanted and old medications at our police station
year-round and the two Drug Takeback days.
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