Year 2000 was an excellent year for the Jaffrey Police Department.  Many of our goals and objectives were met, and we continued to improve our managerial and leadership philosophy to manage the department better.  We continue to receive several state and federal grants.

We have become much more involved in the community, recognizing that rural policing must be a police/ community partnership to be most effective.  Our efforts have reduced crime and traffic crashes, and we are working hard to reduce drug and alcohol abuse in our town.

Our department is recognized as one of the best and most professional, progressive law enforcement agencies in New Hampshire.  We have established a fine working relationship with our schools, our peers throughout the state, and with our governing board and other Town departments.  Several members of our department have received nominations and awards this year:

                        Chief Robert Pelio - Women's Crisis Services "Partners in Justice" Award

                       Detective William Oswalt - Nomination for "Top Cops" Award

                       Master Patrolman Scott Stevens - Nomination for "Top Cops" Award

                       Sergeant Todd Feyrer - "Looking Beyond the Traffic Stop" Award

                       Officer Michael Prince - "Looking Beyond the Traffic Stop" Award

                       Sergeant Steven Reynolds - "EDDY" (NH Education Assoc.) Award/D.A.R.E.

                       Administrative Assistant Lori Coffin - Named to "Who's Who of American Women"    

Our managers and supervisors have concentrated on instilling the basic leadership qualities of ethics, setting good examples, and paying close attention to the importance of our values and our mission and vision statements.  Our investigators have concentrated on giving top priority to cases involving crimes against people.  Our School Resource Officer has concentrated on working with our schools and youth to combat crime and violence, prevention programs, and helping our kids to aspire to be the best they can be.  The patrol staff provides professional, proactive patrols.  This maximizes traffic safety and takes an opportunity away from the criminal.  The prosecutorial staff concentrates on making sure that lawbreakers receive swift and fair punishment and that victims are protected and safeguarded.  Our support staff ensures that date and information is collected, recorded, analyzed, and stored under the highest standards possible.  The support staff also make sure that all walk-in and telephone customers are treated in a friendly, efficient, and professional manner.

We have made vast improvements in technology, training, recruit selection and retention, morale, and responding to the needs of our community.  We are proud to serve you.

In 2001, we will continue to improve our technology and management information systems to assist us in serving our community better and helping to ensure officer safety.  We seek to provide Town government and the community with more relevant and timely data and to improve our presence and partnership with our community.  I will be actively pursuing federal and state grants for safety programs, including targeting drunk/drugged drivers, aggressive drivers, and noncompliant drivers.  We will continue to investigate crime aggressively, to patrol proactively, and we will be working toward state and national accreditation.

Respectfully Submitted,

Bob Pelio

Chief of Police

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