Posted on 12/08/2024 11:36:38 AM PST by massmike
The Canton police chief is requesting more than $750,000 to add new vehicles, a mobile firing range to lessen quality-of-life disturbances, and ballistic shields to protect officers when encountering an active shooter.
Chief Helena Rafferty made her pitch to the Select Board for three requests totaling $760,986 to be budgeted with capital funding: the mobile firing range at the top at $392,786, four new marked vehicles at $284,000, and nine ballistic shields with ports at $84,200, Rafferty said. The chief is also looking to reallocate $117,064 for a new record management system.
The Select Board in late June approved a one-year contract, instead of three, for Helena Rafferty who has led the police department since being promoted in June 2022. Members emphasized how the dust needs to settle from the Karen Read and Sandra Birchmore cases and cited an ongoing $200,000 audit of the department.
Rafferty, who made $212,524.54 in total pay last year, finds herself in own legal issues after crashing into and injuring a Wrentham resident in February.
(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...
So they can take on ICE?
What does Karen Read think?
....or Sandra Birchmore’s family....
From following the Karen Read case they may want to take a good look inward before asking for anything. Makes one want a shower.
I want a mobile firing range too.
They should ask for funding for more breathalyzer tests....for their own officers to take before their shifts!
True
the mobile firing range at the top at $392,786.
Nope
Your move
Keep using the local ranges available to you
When a person runs, don’t the police have a mobile firing range?
Agreed yes on the motor transport,yes for better comm gear & training.
WTF would they need a mobile firing range? Sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen or maybe somebody’s cousin sells mobile firing ranges.
Jay walkers and U-turners beware! Be very afraid.
These folks don’t look like they’re made of money to me...
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/cantontownnorfolkcountymassachusetts/SBO060217
Commonly called a pickup truck and the country
Me too!
How about sensible jay walking laws?
The stated reason....”to lessen quality-of-life disturbances.” Seems like a fixed site could be soundproofed easily enough.
The population of Canton, Mass is about 29,000.
After MA has largely disarmed its citizens, the police want more weapons.
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