First Responder Log

Above, the Town Council hosted a “pinning ceremony” formally welcoming in (and swearing in) four new Franklin Police. Chief Thomas Lynch introduced the four new hires, with a brief biographical sketch of each, and also noted that a fifth new hire wasn’t able to attend due to a conflict. The new hires introduced were Derek Mackey, Tyler Brabham, Joseph Burchill, Michael Demers, and Conor Desmond.

Police Retirement Concern

A bulletin sent out on Valentine’s Day by the Massachusetts Police Association expressed concern because when Governor Baker signed the Covid Relief Bill w

amended it to say that it would be 90 days following the lifting of the health emergency or 12/2022 whichever comes first. This would mean that earnings and 1200 hour limit would return at the earliest some time mid year and impact the remainder of the year for retirees.

Jim Machado at MPA vowed to push the legislature to override the amendment and lift restrictions for all of 2022 “as intended in the original bill.”

Franklin Police Reports and Records

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> Police Logs for February 1-7

> Police Logs for February 8-14

> Q2 2021 Arrest Log

>Q3 2021 Arrest Log

>Q4 2021 Arrest Log

> 2021 Use of Force Data

> Police unsolved cases https://www.franklinma.gov/police-department/pages/unsolved-cases

Scanner Channels:

Franklin Police has switched from analog to digital scanner radio – so be sure you have the correct equipment

A combined Police and Fire or just Fire channel is available online from Broadcastify.com here

Franklin Scanner Channels Courtesy of Radioreference.com

New England Fire News

No Reports for Franklin

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Massachusetts opioid-related overdose death rate up 1 percent in the first nine months of 2021 (Nov 10, 2021)