City of Methuen Master Plan

Public Facilities and Services
Table 45: Police Department Support Staff
Staff Category #
Head dispatcher 1
Dispatcher 9
Principal clerk 1
Senior clerk 1
Head clerks 2
Confidential secretary 1
Administrative aide 1
Parking control officer 1
Total Support Staff 17
Table 46: Police Department Vehicles
Vehicle Type #
Administrative vehicles 6
Light trailer 1
SSB vehicles 2
Speed board/sign trailers 2
Jet ski's 2
Detective cars 4
Boats 2
Undercover vehicles 6
All terrain vehicles (ATVs) 2
M/c trailer 1
Motorcycles 4
Firearms range trailer 1
Incident command vehicle 1
NSB cars 13
Patrol vehicles (including
13
(school/traffic/cp/supervisors)
several equipped for K-9
operations
Total 60
The Police Department is located in the Quinn Building on Hampshire Street just off of Broadway
south of its intersection with State Route 213. The Department consists of:
1) The patrol division, located in the South Wing. This entails the Division Commander, the
Commanding Officers office and the dispatch area and evidence retention area. Also located
there are the squad room, locker room, and men’s room/shower, and the holding area, which
encompasses the male holding cells, female and juvenile holding cells. It also includes the
booking area as well as the fingerprinting photographing and breathalyzer room.
2) The lower level has the evidence room and storage as well as police firearms room. The
workout room is also on this level as well as a locker room. The first aid supplies are stored in a
separate room. The garage is down stairs as well with storage areas built in. There is a room for
the firearms maintenance as well as storage. The Special Operations Unit (SOU) occupies an
area for equipment storage. There is an area for records storage in the garage area as well as in
the hallway outside of the garage. There is also the alarm room and radio storage area on the
ground floor.
3) Across the foyer from the South Wing is the North Wing. The records room is located in this
area as well as IT, support services, detectives, The Deputy Chief and the Chiefs administrative
aide. The Chiefs office and Personal Secretary are located in this area.
4) The neighborhood services office is on the second floor of the Quinn Building, which is
approximately 500 sq. ft., as well as an office in the old engineering area that is approximately
150 square ft.
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