Programs

RAD- Rape Aggression Defense

The Sutton Police Department is seeking interested applicants for a women's R.A.D. Basic Physical Defense Program.  The Rape Aggression Defense System is a program of realistic self defense tactics and techniques for women.  The program is a comprehensive women only course that consists of training women in assertiveness, awareness, risk reduction, risk recognition, avoidance, and physical defense strategies. 

Any interested participants should contact Sgt. Scott LaPlante at the Sutton Police Department at 508-865-4449

 

CEMLEC

CEMLEC stands the Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council and is a regional response unit that assists local law enforcement mainly in southern Worcester County with a variety of tools not normally available to any one organization, such as high risk warrant service, tactical tracking, and assisting other agencies in times of need during crisis situations. 

Officer Christopher Cowan of the Sutton Police Department is a K-9 Handler for CEMLEC as well as a member of the SWAT team (Special Weapons and Tactics) with newly appointed Officer Ryan Montiverdi. 

For more information on CEMLEC, please visit their website at: www.cemlec.com

 

K-9 Unit

Recently, the Sutton Police have added a K-9 Unit to the Department.  Officer Christopher Cowan and "Titan" not only actively patrol in town, but are on call for other communities in the area to utilize for searches and other police matters.

 

Child Safety Seats

The Sutton Police Department offers the service of installing child seats in your vehicles.  Citizens may either call the Sutton Police Department to schedule and appointment or may walk in to do so.  Officer Matthew Bohanan is certified in the installation and inspection of child seats.

New Laws regarding the use of Child Safety Seats have been created and updated as of July 10, 2008. 

                        For more information regarding Child Safety Seats as well as the full text law, please follow the link to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety website devoted to these new laws.

 

 

Elder Services

TRIAD  Cooperative Agreement with the Town of Sutton and Worcester County TRIAD Worcester County Sheriff's Office

Preamble

Major polls indicate that crime and the fear of crime impact severely on older Americans. Recognizing the
challenging situation presented by a rapidly increasing number of older persons in the county, we desire to
identify and offer ways of dealing more effectively with many of the problems faced by older citizens.

Because of the aging population and the increasing demands being placed on law enforcement and public safety agencies to
meet the needs of older citizens, it is important that the county’s leading law enforcement agencies devote
special attention to the needs of senior citizens.


Statement of Agreement

In light of the above, the town of Sutton, the Sutton Police Department, and the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office are determined to effect change. These groups
and organizations agree that the nation’s older population has special needs with respect to victimization
and fear of crime, perceived and actual loss, and the sense of being alone and unprotected. We agree that
these needs can and should be met by law enforcement agencies and the country’s premier organization(s) of
older citizens, working together at all levels of free societies.

We hereby commit to work together to enhance the quality of life of older persons. Our purpose is to
heighten awareness among law enforcement practitioners of older persons’ need for dignity and security
and to focus our efforts on reducing criminal victimization through cooperative strategies, planning and
programming. This initiative is designed to mobilize community resources to continually ascertain the
needs and concerns of older citizens and to provide mechanisms for meeting those identified needs.

The sharing of resources is the first step to achieving an effective means to identifying available programs.
This process will involve law enforcement practitioners as well as citizens of all ages in the development,
implementation and evaluation of acceptable solutions. Together, we will strive for a renewed sense of
responsibility for the security and general well being of older citizens through public awareness, training
and the provision of criminal justice services.

Therefore, by agreement, the town of Sutton and the Police Department and the Worcester County Sheriff's Office TRIAD will initiate the appropriate actions to achieve these objectives.  The collaborating agencies will work cooperatively on the following program in the Town of Sutton, and their Police Department and the Worcester County Sheriff's Office to benefit senior citizens and others throughout Worcester County

06/11/2007