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Subject: Re: Dracut Auxiliary Police?

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Michael H.

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Date Posted: 04:56:10 03/01/03 Sat
In reply to: Dennis 's message, "Re: Dracut Auxiliary Police?" on 19:04:06 02/27/03 Thu

I can see the Town Managers point of view on what rights they have. That is always a question that is raised in towns that do have Auxiliary Police Departments. I myself volunteered on an Auxiliary Police Force for ten years. Five of those years being a Sgt. and a FTO for the new Auxiliary recruits and the Police Explorer program. Liability is always a hot topic that is discussed, but with the proper guidelines set forth by the town and strongly enforced by the Chief Of Police, the Auxiliary Police Department is indeed something a town can benefit from.

I raised the question because with my experience I saw the benefits for not only the town, but for the individuals that volunteered their time. I strongly feel that if done correctly Dracut could indeed benefit from such a program. Some may read this and say how is that possible. It�s all in knowing how exactly such a program is run, and what the cost are from the town and the individuals that volunteer their time.

If you don�t mind I would love to continue this discussion on the forum and possibly bring some ideas to the table so that the town can really go into depth and consider such a program. Maybe even offer some suggestions of things my unit did to answer any budget questions that may or may not have been raised.

Thank you.

Michael Houston.

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Re: Dracut Auxiliary Police?	Bill Conlon (Dispatch News)	06:09:32 04/15/03 Tue