Amherst Police Department Blog

• Detective John Burns, 2009

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  The Amherst Police have lost one of their own. Detective John Burns, who retired in 1988, passed away on November 22nd from an existing heart condition. Detective Burns started his career with the Amherst Police Department in 1970, hired by Chief Frank Hart, after serving 4 years in the Philadelphia [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:02pm EST
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• Seatbelt Enforcement

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  The Amherst Police Department is joining law enforcement organizations across the state and country to launch a special Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization. Increased law enforcement activities will be conducted throughout the month targeting drivers and passengers not wearing their seat belts. This special crackdown is taking [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 6:55am EST
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• Weekend Community Service Project

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  The Amherst Police Department’s Community Enhancement through Community Service Program was at St. Bridget’s Church this past weekend helping to clean up and rake the lawn. This community outreach program was started in 2007 by Sgt. Brian Johnson as a way to allow offenders who are required by the Eastern [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 9:30am EST
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• Town Manager Appoints Jennifer Gundersen to the position of Police Captain

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  Laurence Shaffer, Town Manager for the Town of Amherst, Massachusetts, has appointed Lieutenant Jennifer A. Gundersen to the position of Captain in the Amherst, Massachusetts, Police Department effective November 9, 2009.Lieutenant Gundersen has enjoyed a stellar career with the Town of Amherst Police Department. Lieutenant Gundersen was initially employed by [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 5:21am EST
  by Ptlm. Frydryk

• Amherst Police Receives MLEC Award

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  The Amherst Police Department has received an Award of Excellence in the Silver Category for municipal departments for participating in the annual Massachusetts Law Enforcement Challenge. The Challenge is a joint initiative supported by the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association (MCOPA) and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 5:08am EST
  by Ptlm. Frydryk