Welcome from
Chief of Police John C. DeCarlo
The
delivery of police services in the new millennium is a new and exciting
challenge for government. The Branford Police Department is one of approximately
18,000 police departments in the United States. We aim to be one of the finest.
Our mission is to reduce crime, reduce the fear of crime and prevent traffic
accidents. Our goal is to do so using the newest professional techniques
available to us.
With problem oriented policing methodologies, we do not
merely react to crime. Instead, we aim to find and modify the criminogenic
causes which underpin crime in society. We will be tough on crime but we will be
tougher on the causes of crime in our community.
I invite the citizens of Branford to become involved in
helping us and be a part of our efforts through the many innovative programs
that we have begun. Robert Peel once said that "The people are the police
and the police are the people." That statement has never been truer than it is
in contemporary society.
To contact our department please call 203-481-4241 (If you
have an emergency, dial 911). I look forward to hearing from you.
John DeCarlo
Chief of Police
jdecarlo@branford-ct.gov