Press Release

Coyote Activity in Upton

The Upton Police Department has received numerous reports of increased coyote activity in the South section of town – especially in the areas of South, Plumbly and Mendon Streets. Eastern Coyotes are naturally wary of people, but can become comfortable in neighborhoods where they are not discouraged. I would encourage residents to take precautions with small pets and livestock. If you have an encounter with a coyote that appears aggressive or that is not easily scared off please contact the Upton Police Department. To access additional information regarding coyotes and precautions that can be taken please visit the following link to MassWildlife's website :

http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/wildlife/living/living_with_coyotes.htm

PRESS RELEASE

Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission

110 Haverhill Road

Amesbury , MA 01913

Commission Chair: Chief Brian J. Pattullo, Andover Police Department

 Upton Police Department is Awarded “Accreditation” Status

On January 26, 2012, the Upton Police Department was 44 th in the state to receive state accreditation from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission.

Accreditation is a self-initiated evaluation process by which police departments strive to meet and maintain standards that have been established for the profession, by the profession. These carefully selected standards reflect critical areas of police management, operations, and technical support activities. They cover areas such as policy development, emergency response planning, training, communications, property and evidence handling, use of force, vehicular pursuit, prisoner transportation and holding facilities. The program not only sets standards for the law enforcement profession, but also for the delivery of police services to citizens of the commonwealth.

Welcome to the Upton Police Department's official web site. On behalf of the Upton Police Department, I would like to thank you for visiting this site. I hope that this site will assist the community with easy access to services, forms, questions, press releases, and questions pertaining to the Upton Police Department. Please take a moment to explore the web site and many online services, information, and links to better serve you.

I encourage you to make comments, suggestions, or questions through this web site or contact me directly at michael.bradley@uptonpolice.org.

I do hope that you find our web site useful and informative. We will update this site as frequently as possible with events and important information regarding the department. So please visit this site often.

Regards,
Michael J. Bradley, Jr.
Chief of Police