Methuen Police Department

Methuen Police Department
Abbreviation	MPD
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Agency overview
Annual budget	7.781 Million
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	State of Massachusetts, USA
Legal jurisdiction	City of Methuen, Massachusetts
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Methuen, Massachusetts
Police Officers	88
Civilians	16
Agency executive	Joseph Solomon, Chief of Police
Website
City of Methuen Police Department
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

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The Quinn Safety Building

The Methuen Police Department (MPD) has the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the city of Methuen, Massachusetts.

Traffic The traffic unit's major functions are accident responding, reporting, and reconstruction.

Rank Structure

• Chief of Police
• Deputy Chief - The rank of Deputy Chief was eliminated on March 1, 2008 with the retirement of Deputy Police Chief Joseph Alaimo.
• Captains
• Lieutenants
• Sergeants
• Patrolmen

Police Chiefs

• Cyril Feugill about 1958?
• Christopher H. Devine
• Francis J Morse about 1982? Died: February 7, 1986?
• Donald DeSantis Appointed: July 1, 1985,retired:April 1, 1995 Died:June 5, 2007
• Bruce A. MacDougall (Methuen Police 1975 — 2002 (27 years ) ) Appointed Chief:1995 Retired:2002
• Joseph E. Solomon Appointed:2002 Removed:May 7, 2008 Reinstated: Oct 1, 2010

Neighboring Police Departments

The irregularly-shaped town is bordered by;

• Haverhill, (City of) to the northeast,
• North Andover, (Town of) to the east,
• Lawrence, (City of) and
• Andover, (Town of) to the south,
• Dracut, (Town of) to the west,
• Pelham, New Hampshire, (Town of) to the northwest, and
• Salem, New Hampshire, (Town of) to the north.

See also

• List of law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts