http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress A New Era of Law Enforcement Excellence Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:08:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=7026 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=7026#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:58:52 +0000 Christofori http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=7026 Safely disposing drugs and helping elders clean out their medicine cabinets can help prevent accidental overdoses and the misappropriation of prescription drugs by personal care assistants or loved ones.
Concerning the environment – ...]]> http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=7026 0 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=6300 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=6300#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:16:53 +0000 Christofori http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=6300 Friday, April 19, 10:00am – 2:00pm
Chestnut Hill School Gymnasium – 59 State Street, Belchertown MA.
Come join the Belchertown Council on Aging and the TRIAD / SALT committee for the third annual Health & Safety Fair!  The fair will feature exhibits, testings, screenings, the Red Cross Mobile, police, fire and paramedic presentations and simulations, car seat checks and installations, bicycle safety, house numbering workshops and much, much more! 
This will be ...]]> http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=6300 0 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=6926 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=6926#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:39:46 +0000 Christofori http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=6926 As part of our continued community policing efforts, I’ve implemented a “Chief’s Corner” blog feature.  Users need to simply navigate to the News ...]]> http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=6926 0 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=6872 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=6872#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:58:27 +0000 Christofori http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=6872 *There will be no parking on any public way in Belchertown from 11:00pm to 7:00am from November 1, 2012 to April 1, 2013.
*There will be no parking at any time during the day or night when there is a snowstorm in progress and the snow removal trucks are clearing said public ways. ...]]> http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=6872 0 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=6850 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=6850#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:38:14 +0000 Christofori http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=6850 Applicants must have successfully completed the Reserve/Intermittent or Basic Recruit Training programs, be at least 21 years old, have an educational equivalency of a high school diploma, have a valid Massachusetts driver’s license and a Massachusetts Class A license to carry a firearm.  Applicants must also be currently ...]]> http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=6850 0 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5915 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5915#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:25:05 +0000 Christofori http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5915 The Belchertown Police Department will be hosting a Basic R.A.D. self-defense class for women ages 14 years and older.  The class will meet once a week on Mondays.  The classes will be 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19 ...]]> http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=5915 0 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=6184 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=6184#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:56:51 +0000 Christofori http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=6184 2Americans that participated in the DEA’s third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on October 29, 2011, turned in more than 377,086 pounds (188.5 tons) of unwanted ...]]> http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=6184 0 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=6072 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=6072#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:01:55 +0000 Christofori http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=6072
Photograph of Edward Eaton

       
          Edward Eaton Press Release 2012
]]> http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=6072 0 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5863 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5863#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:13:35 +0000 Christofori http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5863 READ MORE HERE:  RAD Sentinel Volume 98 No. 3  1-19-2012
(Note:  This news article is in .pdf format.  If your cannot view this file please download Adobe® viewer here.)
]]> http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=5863 0 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5526 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5526#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:50:58 +0000 Christofori http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5526 Published : Wednesday, 21 Dec 2011, 10:37 AM EST
Anaridis Rodriguez and Shannon Halligan
BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (WWLP) – Belchertown police say the shooting of two school bus windows while children were inside may have been an accident.
Officer John Raymer of the Belchertown Police Department told 22News that the incident happened on State Street (Route 202) Tuesday afternoon as children were being dropped off. He said that said no one was hurt, and most of the kids were ...]]> http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=5526 0 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5508 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5508#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:44:07 +0000 Administrator http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5508 As of 5:00 p.m. today eighty percent of households have had power restored according to National Grid. Some customers could be without power through the weekend. National Grid has Ninety plus lines crews working in town in addition to twenty six tree crews. Circuits will continue to be activated during the night.
A warming center is open at the Belchertown Police Department. For residents needing a shower ...]]> http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=5508 0 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5494 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5494#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:55:44 +0000 Christofori http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5494 As of Monday, roads were still being cleared of fallen trees and broken limbs. Large tree branches dangling precariously from wires still pose a danger. Wires holding up downed trees made for nervous ...]]> http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=5494 0 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5443 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5443#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:48:11 +0000 Christofori http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5443 Additional advertisement about ...]]> http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=5443 0 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5396 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5396#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:28:24 +0000 Christofori http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5396 The commendation letter stated, “I wish to congratulate you and to express my appreciation for your outstanding ...]]> http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=5396 0 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5360 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5360#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:32:07 +0000 Christofori http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=5360 AMHERST – Police have arrested a Gardner man and two accomplices in connection with a late morning unarmed robbery at the Northampton Cooperative Bank on College Street.
Jamie P. Comeau, 36, allegedly presented a note demanding money to a teller, according to police. The suspect then fled the bank to a waiting car. Belchertown police spotted the vehicle a short time later and arrested the suspects.
Comeau, who was identified as the man in the bank was charged with ...]]> http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=5360 0 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=4748 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=4748#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:36:20 +0000 Christofori http://www.skymax.org/sandbox/?p=4748 A mutual aid agreement between the town and the federal agency is being drafted and will have to be signed by representatives of both parties ...]]> http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=4748 0 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=4859 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=4859#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:39:14 +0000 Christofori http://www.skymax.org/sandbox/?p=4859 “This will be really helpful to have some people who could be called upon in emergency situations and when there is a large event in town,” said Selectmen’s Chairman Kenneth E. Elstein.
“It is a very good program,” Elstein said.
Fox has said that he would like to have auxiliary ...]]> http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=4859 0 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=4866 http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?p=4866#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 06:44:07 +0000 Christofori http://www.skymax.org/sandbox/?p=4866 For all those who don’t believe that public participation pays off, consider the people of Belchertown.
In February, Selectmen James A. Barry, Kenneth E. Elstein and George D. Archible voted not to offerPolice Chief Francis R. Fox Jr. a new contract. They offered no public reason for their decision.
Fox, a gentle, thoughtful and civilized leader who has been on the police force for more than 20 years, had done nothing reprehensible in the eyes of the public. And the people of ...]]> http://police.belchertown.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=4866 0