RICHARD P. CARPENTER 

Employment:  Lt. Carpenter started with the Jaffrey Police Department in January 1983 as a part-time officer.  In September 1984 he was appointed to a fulltime position.  In 1988 he was promoted to Corporal and in 1989 promoted to Sergeant.  In those capacities he was in charge of all functions of the uniform division of the department which included supervision of all patrol officers and crossing guards, scheduling, initial investigations, special operations and details scheduling.  In 1992 he was assigned as a Detective Sergeant where his duties included conducting felony and serious misdemeanor investigations and working as the Police Prosecutor at the District Court.  While assigned as the Prosecutor he litigated several cases and became a respected police prosecutor in the legal community.  In 1997 he was promoted to his current rank of Lieutenant.  In addition to being second to the Chief, in command of the department, his current duties include supervision over all lower ranking personnel, recruitment, training, field training, report approval, internal investigations, and detail coordinator for all special events.  He is the operations commander for the annual Fireworks event which deploys 50 officers to provide public safety for approximately 40,000 people that saturate the town during that event. In July 2005 he was sworn in as an Officer with the Peterborough Police Department, and is currently on permanent assignment at the office of the Regional Prosecutor where he prosecutes district court cases for the towns of Jaffrey and Peterborough.

Training/ Education: Lt. Carpenter has received an Associate in Science degree in Criminal Justice from Mount Wachusett Community College in 1985, a Bachelor in Science degree from Anna Maria College in 1998, and has received a Juris Doctor from the Massachusetts School of Law in Andover, Massachusetts in December 2002. Lt. Carpenter was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 2004.  He attended the 70th New Hampshire Police Academy and also graduated from the Massachusetts Fire Academy.  He holds numerous certifications and has completed several specialized and technical training schools.

He is native to, and grew up in Winchendon, Ma. and enjoys boating and bicycling in his off duty time.

Lt. Carpenter is a recipient of the Education Medal and was awarded Officer of the Year for 2004, and the Distinguished Service Award in 2005.