Training for a safer community
by Kevin Lennon | Mar 12, 2014 | Community Policing, Community Support, Public Service Messages, Safety Tips & Information
Thirty members of the Yarmouth Police Department are taking part in a very important training program offered through the Massachusetts State 911 Department. Officers and Civilian staff are attending an intensive eight hour training program designed to assist them...The fight to end distracted driving starts with you
by Kevin Lennon | Mar 10, 2014 | Community Policing, Community Support, Public Service Messages, Safety Tips & Information
Distracted driving is any activity that could divert a person’s attention away from the primary task of driving. All distractions endanger driver, passenger, and bystander safety. These types of distractions include: Texting Using a cell phone or smartphone...White Ribbon Day
by Kevin Lennon | Mar 7, 2014 | Community Policing, Community Support, Public Service Messages, Safety Tips & Information, YPD Events
On March 6th, approximately 50 people attended the 2nd Annual White Ribbon Day ceremony which was held at the Irish Village in South Yarmouth. White Ribbon Day is connected with an international campaign called The White Ribbon Campaign. Designed especially with men...YPD Urges Drivers to Celebrate Responsibly During St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations and Designate Sober Drivers
by Kevin Lennon | Mar 4, 2014 | Community Policing, Community Support, Public Service Messages, Safety Tips & Information, YPD Events
As Patrick’s Day approaches, the Yarmouth Police Department is urging the public to celebrate responsibly and never drive drunk. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration analyses show alcohol-impaired crashes claimed a life every 53...To Catch a Thief- Help us identify this suspect
by Kevin Lennon | Feb 25, 2014 | Community Support, Press Releases 2013, Public Service Messages, Safety Tips & Information
On February 19th Officer Jim Cheverie responded to Skippy’s Pier 7 condominium complex in South Yarmouth for a reported larceny of a television. Sometime between 10:30 and 11:30 pm on 2/14/14 a 42″ Samsung flat panel TV was stolen from one of the rooms....