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The Granby Department of Police Services was established in 1959. The Department is responsible for the preservation of the public peace, the prevention of crime, and the apprehension of criminal violators. The Department serves to regulate traffic, investigate motor vehicle collisions and enforce the laws of the State of Connecticut and the municipal ordinances of the Town of Granby.
Additionally, the Department of Police Services acts as the recognized First Responder to requests for emergency medical assistance within the Town of Granby, pending the arrival of the appropriate emergency medical service provider. Patrol vehicles are equipped with an Automatic External Defibrillator. All officers are at least certified by the State of Connecticut as Medical Response Technicians and many have advanced certification as Emergency Medical Technicians.
The Granby Department of Police Services participates with the towns of Avon, Bloomfield, Canton, Farmington, Simsbury, Suffield, Windsor, and Windsor Locks in the North Central Municipal Regional Emergency Services Team. This coalition of police agencies provides the opportunity for Granby personnel to expand their interests into such specialized areas of law enforcement as: Accident Reconstruction, Dive Rescue/Recovery, Narcotics Investigation, Crisis/Hostage Negotiations, and SWAT. As a result of these specialties, a cadre of trained personnel are available as needed to assist or supplement the town of Granby during critical incidents.
In 1995 the Department of Police Services received its initial accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation For Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. Since that time the Department has successfully been re-accredited twice, most recently in November of 2003. The Granby Department of Police Services is the smallest of the thirteen municipal police departments that have received accreditation in the State of Connecticut.
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