Annual report of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire

presented with a "Looking Beyond the Traffic Ticket" award by the New
Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council. This award recognized
officers who display high motivation in the performance of their duties,
especially in the area of traffic law enforcement.
Officer Gidley was honored at
a luncheon and received the award from Chief Arthur Kelley, Chief of the New
Bedford, Massachusetts Police Department and the guest speaker for this event.
This is the second time Officer Gidley has been recognized for his efforts in the
area of traffic law enforcement.
The collation made up of the Police Department, Fire Department,
Public Works Department and Building Inspector; led by the Town Manager
and Board of Selectmen, continues to focus on certain areas of the beach which
have been trouble spots in recent years. Working closely with the Building and
Fire Inspectors, several dangerous rental properties were closed down and their
owners were brought to court.
This cooperative effort was once again extremely
successful and continues to impact the problems that had been associated with
those area in the past.
The Motorcycle Unit continues to provide the quick response to any
incident even when heavy traffic hinders a cruiser response. This Unit is
comprised of 14 certified motorcycle operators who ride 6 Harley Davidson
FLHPI motorcycles. These officers are certified through a training course
designed by Harley Davidson and taught by Ptl.
Steven Henderson and Ptl.
Daniel Gidley. We would like to thank Manchester Harley Davidson for all
their help and generous assistance this past year.
The Bicycle Unit continues to increase in popularity both among the officers
and the public. People are still surprised to see Hampton Police Officers
patrolling the beach area and responding to calls for service on bicycles.
These
programs helped officers quickly maintain control of potentially troublesome
incidents and offer the beach community a constant police presence.
During the summer and busy preseason, the New Hampshire State Police
continued to assign troopers to the beach area each weekend to augment our
staff, and the Rockingham County Sheriffs Department provided assistance to
us over the 4th of July weekend. A special note of thanks to Department of
Safety Commissioner Richard Flynn, Colonel John Barthelmes and Rockingham
County Sheriff J. Daniel Linehan for their continued support and cooperation.
All Police Department personnel are commended for their continued display
of professionalism and dedication to the law enforcement mission in our
community and praise should be bestowed upon all who participated in those
efforts to help make this past summer enjoyable for those who live,
visit in our community.
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION
work and
This Division, commanded by Captain Crotts and consisting of Detectives
Philip Russell, Dan Gidley, Lynne Charlston and Special Officer Paul Sullivan
experienced another busy year conducting investigations into felony complaints,
drug crimes, sexual assaults, cases of a sensitive nature, and all juvenile matters.
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