If you would like to make a compliment about a member of our agency please let us know about it, drop us an email at the general mailbox: [Link]sturbridgepd@charter.net or Email the Chief of Police Directly. The Sturbridge Police Department prides itself on being a professional accredited organization and would like to extend your compliments to our staff.
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Info on H1N1 (Swine Flu)
-Source- Fact Sheet Massachusetts Dept. Public Health
What is swine influenza?
Swine influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by a type of influenza virus. Outbreaks of swine flu happen regularly in pigs. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do happen. Most commonly, human cases of swine flu happen in people who are around pigs but it’s possible for swine flu viruses to spread from one person to another. In the United States there were 12 cases of swine flu in people from 2006 through 2008. In March and April 2009 there have been many more cases of swine flu than usual in both Mexico and the U.S. and the infections have spread from one person to another.
How can I protect myself and others from swine flu?
You can protect yourself and others from swine flu the same way that you can protect yourself from seasonal flu. Avoid holding, hugging, kissing, or shaking hands with anyone who has a cold or the flu. Wash your hands often with soap and warm water, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Avoid touching your nose, mouth or eyes. Clean things that are touched often like door handles, telephones, etc. If you get sick with a flu-like illness say home from work and school and avoid contact with others so the virus does not spread.
For more information about seasonal flu, pandemic flu, avian flu and swine flu, please visit the websites listed below or contact the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Immunization at 617-983-6800.
· Massachusetts Department of Public Health website on influenza
· Center for Disease Control (CDC) websites on swine flu
ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT:
The Sturbridge Police Department has authorized work strength of 18 fulltime sworn police officers, comprised of 1 Chief of Police, 2 Lieutenants, 3 Sergeants, and 12 Police Officers. Sturbridge Police have 4 full time civilian dispatchers, and 1 full time Administrative Assistant for the Police Department. In addition to its permanent staffing, the department has 3 reserve dispatchers and 1 part-time animal control officer.
We provide a 24 hr, 7 day a week service to the town. The police department is located in the Sturbridge Public Safety Complex at 346 Main Street in Sturbridge. The police department has the responsibility for maintaining a 24 hr 7 day a week 911 / police and fire dispatch center with continuous NCIC / CHSB interface with criminal justice agencies across the state and nation.
Below you will find a partial list of services that are available free of charge to the public, also please check our table link for parents and caregivers for more community orientated policing activities that involve our youth:
Child seat installation - The Sturbridge Police Department has one National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) certified technician. If you need an infant seat, toddler seat or a booster seat installed or checked for proper installation or recall notices you may contact the department for this service to schedule an appointment. For more information on Child Passenger seats v isit www.mass.gov/childsafetyseats
Home Safety Survey - The department can check your residence/Business to make it more theft deterrent by having a trained officer conduct a physical review of your home/business. Contact the department to schedule an appointment
For firearm owners, the police department has a limited supply of cable locks available free of charge on request (limit two per household) These locks meet the state requirement for securing your firearm while being transported or being stored in the home. Those interested should telephone the department and speak with Officer Daniel Menzone, the department firearms officer.
The Sturbridge Police Department has child fingerprint cards available to residents of the Town of Sturbridge upon request. The department can either mail the cards to your home or you may stop by the public safety complex and pick them up. The Sturbridge Police Department offers do-it-yourself fingerprinting cards that include ink so that you may fingerprint your child at home.
Student Police Academy - Sturbridge Police host an abbreviated lesson plan to show youth a look into law enforcement. Topics covered range from court procedures, criminal law, and accident reconstruction to name a few. The course is taught through the Tantasqua Regional High School.
Sturbridge Police instruct two self defense personal empowerment courses, one RAD for females ages 12 and up, is a rape aggression defense program, the other RAD kids is a personal empowerment program for kids ages 5-10 teaching topics as stranger danger, fire safety, out and about safety.
Adopt a Cone- The Sturbridge Police Department has a limited amount of lime green traffic cones that are available for residents to place on the street in front of their home to slow motorist down. The cone is a standard size cone with "slow" written on two sides. Residents can submit a request to participate in this program it is suggested that the cones be used from April to November when weather permits.
Seniors & Law Enforcement Together (S.A.L.T.) a local program run in house by Officer Benoit and Sergeant Mercier who present a variety of topics relevant to our senior population at the Sturbridge Senior Center on the third Thursday of the month at 12:30 PM
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