2018 Annual Report
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and
Citizens of the Town of Rochester
I am pleased to submit the 2018 annual report as your new Chief of Police. I am honored to serve the Town of Rochester. It was a very busy year for our department.
In May our communications center was transferred to Duxbury. The Regional Old Colony Communications Center (ROCCC) now handles our dispatch responsibilities. The logistics of such a move are staggering. Employees of the Rochester Communications Center showed great professionalism in assisting. Members of the Police Department also participated, led by our in-house IT officer, Sean Crook, who coordinated much of the transfer of components. As a result of the transfer, much of the communication infrastructure has been upgraded and we now have additional software capabilities.
This year we hired and promoted several employees to fill existing vacancies. We are now staffed with a clerk on weekdays to accommodate walk in traffic. We promoted two Sergeants and added a full-time officer as well as three part-time officers.
In September we celebrated the retirement of Chief Paul Magee. Chief Magee worked tirelessly for the Town and the men and women of this department for 15 years. We wish him a happy retirement.
Arrests - 53
- In custody - 53
- Summons - 60
- Protective custody - 3
Criminal Offensess - 446
- Attempted Murder - 1
- Kidnapping - 1
- Robbery - 1
- Indecent A&B under 14 - 2
- Pornography under 18 - 8
- Aggravated battery - 9
- Domestic A&B - 12
- Assault - 7
- A&B on a police officer - 3
- Intimidation of a witness - 11
- OUI - 15
- Disorderly - 6
- Liquor law violations - 5
- Trespassing - 2
- Narcotics violations - 9
- Conspiracy - 3
- Traffic offenses - 146
- Animal cruelty - 4
- Burglary/B&E - 8
- M/V theft - 2
- Theft from M/V - 4
- Larceny other - 5
- Vandalism/destruction - 12
- Counterfeiting/forgery - 5
- Larceny False pretense - 6
- I.D. theft - 4
- Credit card fraud - 3
- All other offenses - 80
- Town by-law violations - 72
- M/V citations - civil - 327
- M/V crashes - 121
- Crash w/ injury - 35
- Crash fatalities - 1
- Overdoses - 12
- O.D. fatalities - 1
RPD nationally honored with Plymouth County Outreach
Our department was nationally honored this year as part of Plymouth County Outreach. PCO received a substantial grant to combat the opioid crisis in our region. The program has been very successful and is now a model for parts of the country.
Firearms - (Permits, Licenses, & Cards)
- Firearms Permits Issued - 224
- License to Carry a firearm - 217
- Firearms Identification Card - 7
Fees Collected - $40,372.00
- Firearms Licenses - $19,350.00
- Fees for reports & Misc. Fees - $470.00
- Gifts & Donations - $1,250.00
- Detail Fees - $13,570.00
- Court Fees - $1,200.00
- Registry Fees - $3,663.00
- Parking Fees - $64.00
- Civil Marijuana Fines - $805.00
Police Department Personnel
Full-Time Personnel / Year Appointed
- Chief Robert F. Small Jr. - 1998
- Sergeant Kevin J. Flynn - 2004
- Sergeant Shaun C. Peterson - 2010
- Sergeant Nathan A. Valente - 2014
- Detective Donald D. Kemmett - 1998
- Officer Sean J. Crook - 2001
- Officer Robert P. Nordahl - 2009
- Officer Jason D. Denham - 2014
- Officer Alexander D. Malo - 2015
- Officer Alyson M. Rego - 2017
- Officer Brendan M. Emberg - 2017
- Officer Christopher B. Zutaut - 2018
Part-Time Officers
- Bryan Burger - 2016
- Scott Smith - 2016
- Officer Casey Levesque - 2018
- Officer Aaron Bates - 2018
- Officer Michelle Donovan - 2018
Reserve Officers
- Ret. Sgt. William Chamberlain
- Stephen Reimer
- George Buler
- Officer Lenard Mota
- Officer Benjamin Coucci
Administrative
- Clerk Patricia Knight
- Administrative Assistant Suzanne Maksy
Police Matrons
- Patricia Knight
- Ashley Daniel
Animal Control
- Anne Estabrook
I would like to thank everyone who helped our department this year. We had a tremendous amount of change in 2018. Through the support of many people and departments, we were successful in accomplishing our goal of delivering seamless, professional service to our community.
I would also like to thank the men and women of the Rochester Police Department for their incredible commitment to the department and the Town.
Most importantly, I would like to thank all of the residents who support our department. Without you we could not be successful.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert F. Small Jr., Chief of Police
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