Scituate Police Department

Town Hall
600 Chief Justice Cushing Way
Scituate, MA 02066
scituatepolice.org

Telephone Numbers and the 911 System
Emergency Calls Dial 9-1-1
Non-Emergency Calls (781) 545-1212
Fax Number (781) 545-9659
E-mail: felliot@scituatepolice.org
9-1-1 Facts and Tips

Brian Stewart, Chief

Community Services

Introduction to the Department
The Scituate Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the Town of Scituate, Massachusetts. Our roster includes thirty sworn officers and seven civilian employees. Our patrol area includes the mainland of Scituate, as well as the Humarock portion of town, which is only accessible through the neighboring town of Marshfield.

The department also offers a wide range of services beyond the patrol functions. Our D.A.R.E. program is one of the first in southeastern Massachusetts, and has been educating our youth about making good choices and the dangers of drugs since 1989. It is taught at the sixth grade, eighth grade and tenth grade levels. Another of our police and school partnerships is the Safety program. Elementary school children receive monthly presentations on various safety topics of a timely nature. Department personnel also speak at Driver's Education classes, as well as providing assistance to students on a variety of law enforcement topics for various classes at the high school.

The department participates in area drug awareness and safety fairs, and various parades in the local area. Station tours are conducted for groups interested in seeing what we work in, and we offer a Citizen Police Academy to give residents and business owners a more comprehensive look at how this department functions. We maintain a relationship with our elder population, giving talks at the Senior Center on a variety of issues, as well as providing a monthly column for The Golden Times, our local Council On Aging newsletter. We join forces with the Scituate Recreation Department for such offerings as babysitter course, the annual Halloween Party and presentations for the various recreation summer camps. We can provide crime prevention information to help you stay safer and reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim of crime.

As you can see, we strive to be a proactive force in this community, with the vision of helping to improve the quality of life for our residents and visitors through partnerships with groups and individuals within the Scituate area. We hope that through the information here that you get a better understanding of what we offer, and take a moment to share your thoughts with us.

9-1-1 Facts and Tips
Scituate uses the Enhanced 911 emergency telephone system. To use this system as intended, you need to keep a few simple things in mind:

911 IS FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY
Crimes in progress or having just occurred, reports of fire or suspected fires, or calls to request emergency medical help should dial 9-1-1.

To report a fire, stop a crime, or save a life Dial 9-1-1.

Another reason to use 9-1-1 for emergencies is that even if the call gets disconnected or the caller cannot speak, the 9-1-1 calltaker has immediate access to the caller's address.

Hearing or speech impaired persons should be aware that the Enhanced 911 System is fully TTY capable and calltakers are trained in it's TTY use.

Speed dialers should not be programmed to call 911. The only way to check to see that it is programmed correctly is to try it. 911 protocol requires that emergency personnel physically check out the location that the call came from. This could tie up emergency units that might be required at a true emergency. Speed dialers can also be easily misdialed by pressing only one button (this happens frequently when children play with the phone).

Differently-abled persons can request a voluntary, confidential indicator be placed on their phone to alert emergency personnel to special situations.

Scituate residents can contact Officer Wood for more information about this, other persons should contact their local public safety agency.