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North Reading Police to Undergo Voluntary Assessment for Re-Accreditation

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North Reading Police Department
Chief Michael P. Murphy
150 Park St.
North Reading, MA 01864

For Immediate Release

Monday, Sept. 16, 2019

Contact: Kelsey Bode
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

North Reading Police to Undergo Voluntary Assessment for Re-Accreditation

NORTH READING — Chief Michael Murphy is pleased to announce that a team of assessors from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC) is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, Oct. 8 to begin examining various aspects of the North Reading Police Department’s policies, procedures, operations and facilities.

Verification by the Assessment Team that the Department meets MPAC’s standards is part of a voluntary process to gain or retain state Accreditation — 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.

The Massachusetts Police Accreditation Program consists of 257 mandatory standards as well as 125 optional standards. In order to achieve accreditation status, the Department must meet all applicable mandatory standards as well as a percentage of the optional standards. The North Reading Police Department is seeking its third re-accreditation. The North Reading Police Department has been fully accredited by MPAC since 2011.

“Earning re-accreditation is a testament to a department’s dedication to serving its community and providing policing services of the highest quality, and we’re looking forward to the assessment as an opportunity to evaluate ourselves and consider areas for growth,” Chief Murphy said. “The mandatory and optional standards laid out by MPAC are diverse, and take into consideration everything from our very facility to the procedures our department runs by.”

Achieving Accreditation is a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence. Anyone interested in learning more about this program is invited to email Chief Murphy at [email protected] or a member of the Accreditation Team, Officer James Carcia at [email protected], Sgt. Derek Howe at [email protected] or Sgt. Anthony Morlani at [email protected].

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North Reading Police and Fire Departments Respond to Rollover Crash

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North Reading Police Department
Chief Michael P. Murphy
150 Park St.
North Reading, MA 01864

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

North Reading Police and Fire Departments Respond to Rollover Crash

The North Reading Police and Fire Departments responded to a rollover crash Tuesday morning. (Courtesy Photo)

NORTH READING — Police Chief Michael P. Murphy and Fire Chief Don Stats report that the North Reading Police and Fire Departments responded to a single-vehicle crash this morning.

At 10:22 a.m., North Reading Police and Fire were dispatched to the area of 209 Park St. for a report of a crash. Upon arrival, first responders located a 2017 Dodge Caravan overturned in a cement culvert alongside the road. The vehicle came to rest on its roof in 3-4 inches of water.

The seven occupants — six passengers and a male operator — were freed from the van and all were subsequently transported to Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington with injuries that are not believed to be life threatening.

“This was a serious crash but fortunately not a tragic one,” Chief Muprhy said, “Two residents who saw the crash wasted no time in acting to help the passengers inside the van, and I want to thank them for the important role they played in helping emergency personnel bring everyone to safety.”

A preliminary investigation indicates that the van was travelling east on Park Street (Route 62) when it left the roadway and struck a guard rail, causing it to roll over and ultimately come to rest in the culvert. Two witnesses to the crash supported the work of first responders at the scene prior to the first crews’ arrival.

“I want to express my gratitude to our firefighters and police officers for their measured, professional response to a hectic scene, as well as to the bystanders who selflessly contributed to the effort to extricate the individuals inside the vehicle,” Chief Stats said.

The full extent of the circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation.

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North Reading Police Complete R.A.D. Training Program

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North Reading Police Department
Chief Michael P. Murphy
150 Park St.
North Reading, MA 01864

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

North Reading Police Complete R.A.D. Training Program

Left to right: Sergeant Kevin Donle, Sergeant Paul Dorsey, Amy Luckiewicz, Laura Miranda, RAD Volunteer Kayla Hanson, Officer Mike Marra. (Courtesy Photo)
Left to right: Sergeant Kevin Donle, Sergeant Paul Dorsey, Amy Luckiewicz, Laura Miranda, RAD Volunteer Kayla Hanson, Officer Mike Marra. (Courtesy Photo)

NORTH READING — Chief Michael P. Murphy is pleased to announce that the North Reading Police Department recently completed a Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) course attended by over a dozen women.

Fifteen women completed the 12-hour course hosted by North Reading Police.

Sgts. Paul Dorsey and Kevin Donle, along with Officer Michael Marra, Drug-Free Communities Grant Coordinator Amy Luckiewicz and Mental Health-Substance Abuse Clinician Laura Miranda, who are all certified R.A.D. instructors, led the women-only class. The course included both classroom discussion and hands-on self-defense technique training for women of all abilities. The instructors focused on risk awareness and avoidance, as well as confidence building.

“This course is a unique and effective way for women to take proactive steps to defend themselves in any number of potentially dangerous situations,” Chief Murphy said. “While we hope they never need to put what they learned into practice, we feel better knowing that this group now has a stronger set of skill to protect themselves, whether it’s by voicing their concerns or defending themselves physically should one of the scenarios they learned about ever arise.”

On the last day of class, students were given the opportunity to utilize the skills they learned and participate in voluntary dynamic training scenarios designed to represent realistic encounters that require avoiding confrontation, escaping from a scene, or defending themselves from a physical attack.

The North Reading Police Department plans to offer the R.A.D. course multiple times a year going forward, and residents who are interested in taking part in a future session are encouraged to contact Lt. Mark Zimmerman at [email protected].

The R.A.D. curriculum is taught at colleges, universities, municipal law enforcement agencies and various community organizations internationally. To date, more than 900,000 women have participated in the program since its inception in 1989.

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North Reading Police Implement Several Strategies to Address Mental Health and Wellness

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North Reading Police Department
Chief Michael P. Murphy
150 Park St.
North Reading, MA 01864

For Immediate Release

Friday, June 7, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

North Reading Police Implement Several Strategies to Address Mental Health and Wellness

NORTH READING — Chief Michael P. Murphy is pleased to announce that the North Reading Police Department has fulfilled its commitment to improving services for those suffering from mental illness in its community.

By completing the commitment it made under the One Mind pledge, the North Reading Police Department has dramatically increased its capacity for supporting the mental health needs of the residents it serves.

The One Mind Campaign pledge is an initiative spearheaded by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), a 30,000 member professional association for law enforcement that provides training, technical assistance and recruitment services.

To join the One Mind Campaign, law enforcement agencies must pledge to implement four promising practices in a 12-36 month period to ensure successful future interactions between police officers and people with mental illness. North Reading Police first took the One Mind Pledge in 2018

To do so, the North Reading Police established a sustainable partnership with Eliot Community Human Services, developed and implemented a model policy to guide officers’ interactions with those affected by mental illness, and ensured that all of its officers received some type of mental health awareness training, with 40 percent of the department completing the more intensive crisis intervention training.

The 40-hour crisis intervention curriculum is designed by local agencies to train a team of specialized officers to respond to calls that involve individuals with mental health disorders, such as depression or intellectual disability. The curriculum includes education on various deescalation techniques as well as live role-play scenarios of officers responding to persons who need mental health assistance.

In addition, the North Reading Police Department has extended its commitment to those affected by mental illness by hiring a full-time mental health clinician who works in collaboration with officers on calls involving a person in crisis.

“Adopting these strategies and practices gives all of our officers a much deeper understanding of the unique challenges experienced by those living with mental illness and prepares them to best communicate with and serve those individuals,” Chief Murphy said. “I’m proud of the commitment and dedication our team showed in first adopting, and now living up to the One Mind Pledge.”

According to the World Health Organization, one in four people will be affected by a mental or neurological disorder at some point in their lives. The National Institute of Mental Health reports that nearly half of Americans suffering from a disorder go untreated. Such disorders, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, are the third most common cause of hospitalization in the U.S. for both youth and adults aged 18–44.

For more information about the One Mind Campaign, please visit the IACP’s website: http://www.theiacp.org/onemindcampaign/. A list of all agencies who have taken the pledge is also available there. For more information about the North Reading Police Department program, please visit their website at nrpd.org.

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