| I checked their site [ http://www.rescuecenter.net/capd1.html ] and did not see anything on it, I guess most would assume that they carry the basics. The only department that I can recall that has a limited duty belt is Waltham. I don't remember exactly what they carry but I believe that they are not armed. |
| Originally Posted by Foxracingmtnridr";p="  In Somerville we carry a full duty rig. Cuffs, OC, 14" Baton if you choose to. And we have Dept Issued S&W 6946 9MM Same as the regulars. Mostly just Sergeants are armed we have 1 Patrol Officer armed right now. They only give us a limited number of weapons to use which kinda stinks. The Regular Dept. has a new Chief and the Aux Director is now the Deputy Chief so we may be getting better stuff, We hope. We'll see though. Scott |
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| Originally Posted by NARCcop33";p=" Ashland Police auxiliaries carry a full duty belt, including any type of gun they want to carry and buy. They ride shot gun with full timers and do get paid details. |
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(yeah right) but when some farkin dope comes on and bashes others while leaving his ass hanging out of his trousers, then I step up to the plate and bat away. | Originally Posted by Jasper just curious... if you patrol municipal property such as parks, etc and see something that should be addressed, do Auxillary officers handle it or call the police ? do teens, etc blow you off or respect the auxilary force and obey you ? do the Regulars feel that the volunteers are a p.i.t.a ? do you assist as a back up to the regular officers ? what is the difference between a "special" and an "auxillary" officer ? I thought both of those jobs were being eliminated by most departments.... |
| Auxiliaries handle it, barring any officer safety issues. If they observe/witness something, they contact dispatch and a full time officer will respond. As with any dept. there are some that think Aux's are a pain in the ass. There are almost forty former Aux's in the full time ranks now, most of us have no issue with the Aux's. As far as backing us up, no they don't. They aren't armed, and are only issued oc and handcuffs. Both to be used only under strict circumstances. I believe that they should at least have batons. |
| Originally Posted by ferus fidelitas I'm surprised that places like Attleboro,Waltham, Malden, Natick and Fall River still have or use Auxiliary officers.. we never had auxiliary officers and did away with P.I's about 15 yrs ago.. too many inexperienced yahoos creating problems due to lack of experience and training. I'm curious as to what percentage of police departments in Massachusetts stili use P.I.'s and auxiliary officers.... seems like a huge liability for a municipality to absorb.. |
| Originally Posted by rg1283 Westwood Auxillary Police only carry Cuffs and OC as far as I know. I have seen Westwood Auxillary Officers work details before. Newton Auxillary Police I think carry the same and maybe batons. |
| Originally Posted by TacOps They usually carry m16's and an RPG strapped to their back. |
I was with an Auxialry Dept. for 5 years, I had hoped to use it as a stepping stone towards a full time career, not to get a uniform and a badge to add a few inches "somewhere." It was a great department, they actually did background checks and applicants were interviewed by 5-8 of the "Higher Ups", there was a 6 month probationary period then you were sent to the R/I Academy. After successfully completing the Academy you were allowed to carry a firearm, along with expandable baton and OC after completing a course with a LICENSED Instructor. They had a good thing going, then they expected you to treat it like a second full time job, one problem....you didn't get paid. The hiring process became a joke, anyone that could sign a credit card receipt was hired. We had a patrolman back a cruiser into a civilian vehicle then leave the scene, another officer mouthing off to a Selectman, officers harassing kids hanging out at basketball courts at schools-telling them they aren't allowed on school property even though its not after dusk and the kids are doing nothing wrong. Which just pushed the kids into doing something wrong like comeback later and put a brick through a school window, overweight officers were allowed to ride the mountain bikes without taking or passing the COBWEB training. Which is probably what prompted a civilian to call the local paper and in a "Talk Back" section ask, "I've noticed a lot of our Police officers are extremely out of shape. Don't they have to pass a physical test before being hired?" As I type this more and more ridiculous ignorant crap that happened there comes to mind but, you get the point. There are a lot of good people there too, that have put a lot of time and work into that department. For their sake, I hope things have changed and their hard work and extreme patience has paid off but things did not look good and there was no sign of anything changing. So, rather than have some yahoo that has no intention of ever trying to become a full time officer, in any field in law enforcement, ruin the resume I built up there.... I figured it was best that I leave before I'm in a cruiser with the "Farva" that's going to let his lack of training, and in some cases inteligence, make all the officers in town look bad or even worse result in someone getting hurt. | Originally Posted by masscopguy If you are an Auxiliary in Mansfield or the surronding towns can you work paid details at the Tweeter Center? Or do those towns hire part timers for all those details? Medford has a Special Police Department, they are all volunteer do not work paid details and carry firearms. They tend to be over the age of 45+. They patrol city owned buildings in their own cruiser and are very visable directing traffic during parade season. |
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