January 2014
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Updated information from the Granby Police Department
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Posted by Sgt O on 23 Jan 2014 | Tagged as: general
January 23, 2014
The Granby Police Department will be receiving accreditation for its dispatch services from the emergency dispatch protocol provider PowerPhone. The accreditation will be presented during a brief ceremony to be held on January 27th at 2PM at the Granby Public Safety complex.
The public is welcome to attend.
Alan Wishart
Chief of Police
Posted by Sgt O on 23 Jan 2014 | Tagged as: general
The Granby Police Department is in the process of hiring a full time dispatcher. Dispatchers are Union employees. Accordingly they pay dues and are subject to the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. The starting pay for a fulltime dispatcher is approximately $33,600. Starting benefits currently include two weeks’ vacation, three personal days, paid sick leave, clothing allowance and education benefits.
Granby dispatch is an E911 PSAP that utilizes PowerPhone EMD protocols. Prior dispatch training and employment is preferred but not mandatory.
Interested applicants need to fill out an application and provide a letter of interest to Chief of Police Alan Wishart no later than February 4th at 12:00PM. Applicants are encouraged to supply a resume’ and letters of recommendation. Applications are available online at www.granbypd.org or at the Granby Public Safety complex located at 259A East State Street, Granby, MA.
Questions regarding this position can be emailed to [email protected].
Posted by Sgt O on 10 Jan 2014 | Tagged as: general
The Granby Police Department received a $4782.00 grant to combat underage drinking. It is one of 76 grants to local police departments awarded on a competitive basis that varied between $3,500 and $15,000.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention provided $532,000 to Massachusetts for distribution through the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Highway Safety Division (EOPSS-HSD).
Funds support stings/compliance checks for minors in bars, restaurants and retail locations; reverse stings; “shoulder tap” and “Cops in Shops” programs; and party patrols. Through a combination of these techniques, departments analyze and crack down on minors who seek to circumvent the law and people and businesses that enable them. Over the past two years, activities under this grant have resulted in 153 youth citations and 219 arrests. Citations were also issued to 162 adults and 272 arrests were made across the Commonwealth.
“Teens and parents need to be reminded that underage drinking is not a game. It’s deadly serious, Parents need to know that hosting a party where alcohol is served to minors is illegal and extremely dangerous for the minors and others in the community. Parents should also know they’ll face all legal liabilities.”
Progress has been made in Massachusetts over the last several years. Violations for underage drinking decreased 41.5% from 2007 to 2011 and arrests of drivers under 18 for operating under the influence decreased 45.4% from 2006 to 2010. Despite this hopeful trend, more work needs to be done to further reduce underage drinking and driving.
The Granby Police Department, in partnership with EOPSS, NHTSA and DOJ recognizes that traffic crashes are preventable, and is committed to using this grant to reduce the number of motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries in Granby because any loss of life or injury on our roadways is one too many.
Posted by Sgt O on 02 Jan 2014 | Tagged as: general
The Town of Granby would like to announce that the Parking Ban will be in effect from 10pm today, January 1st, until further notice. This means that there is no on-street parking allowed. The Superintendent of Schools has also cancelled school for Thursday and Friday this week.