2009 Annual Report - Belknap County

Court, and the Laconia Family Division. The Sheriff is also responsible for custody
and control of prisoners appearing at the Laconia District Court. The latter
duties are performed with the cooperation of Sheriff’s Deputies, Court Security
Officers, and the Bailiffs of the Administrative Office of the Courts. 2009 saw
the re-opening of the remodeled Laconia Court, which now houses both District
Court and the Family Division.
COMMUNICATIONS
The communications center provides services for the police departments of nine
towns in Belknap County. Communications services are also provided to the
Northfield Police Department on a contractual basis. In addition to the local
towns, the communications center receives telephone calls and provides dispatch
services for the local Fish and Game Officers, Liquor Investigators, Medical Examiners,
and the County Attorney’s Office. The communications center is a central
hub for the dissemination of vital information to the various public safety
agencies throughout the County and beyond.
CALLS FOR SERVICE PROCESSED: 40,253
TELEPHONE/RADIO
TRANSMISIONS PROCESSED: 57,773
BELKNAP REGIONAL SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP
The Belknap Regional Special Operations Group is staffed by police personnel
from across the central lakes region. The unit is specially trained and equipped
to respond to critical or high-risk incidents such as serving arrest warrants and
search warrants involving known armed or violent offenders, barricaded or suicidal
subjects, hostage situations, and other dynamic events. The team was activated
6 times in 2009. In addition members trained as a group 24 times during the
year. Four public education and two public relations events were presented.
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