🛂 Attended the Community Meeting tonight for the residents of the Arlington/Chestnut St area at the Fitchburg Police Station.
Really appreciate the advocacy work in this neighborhood and the showing of care with the great group of residents attending. Appreciate having fellow Councilor Zarrella and Ward Candidate Joe Bowen attend as well.
The Chief introduced patrol officer Salas and Capt Lemay to the residents, discussed his data, listened to concerns and made suggestions for residents:
1️⃣ Always call the Police Dept for any concerns. 978-345-4355 The FPD is data driven and uses its crime analyst to determine hotspots of activity. The more you report incidences, the more data the police have to take action.
2️⃣ If you believe the police have not taken appropriate action, or you are not satisfied with their response, you are encouraged to call the Police Dept and ask for the OIC- Officer in Charge to register a complaint.
3️⃣ Use See Click Fix to report non-critical issues; you can photograph a car parking on a sidewalk and the report goes directly to a supervisor.
4️⃣ If you suspect a DRUG concern; please call the confidential DRUG TIP LINE 978-353-2308 and leave a message stating ADDRESS of incident, and TIME/FREQUENCY of suspected drug dealings. You are not required to leave your name/number (unless you'd like a call back).
5️⃣ If you have a neighborhood concern, please contact your councilors and/or police Dept and we would all be happy to have a meeting in your neighborhood.
