Plainville
Police Department

The Plainville Police Department is committed to excellence in policing through selection of staff, continuous training and a strong sense of partnership with the community it serves. Community Policing is the base philosophy that imbues the agency mission. Order maintenance is a strategy within our mission and our goal is a unanimous intolerance of criminal activity in the Town and an absolute sense of security for every citizen of our community.


Goals and Objectives

The achievement of our mission is an ongoing, multi-faceted process that involves total commitment of not only every member of the Plainville Police Department, but also every member  of  our  community  and  our  town  government. In furtherance of our mission the following goals are established for the Plainville Police Department:

  1. Provide for the prevention of crime utilizing all available  resources in the most cost effective manner possible.
  2. Provide for the expeditious and prudent apprehension of suspected violators of the law without deference to their station in life.
  3. Provide for services that contribute to the preservation of life and the protection of property.
  4. Provide any assistance possible to insure an absence of the fear of crime in our community.
  5. Provide for the safe  and  effective flow of vehicular traffic in and through our town.
  6. Provide  for   thorough,   efficient   and   appropriate  investigations  for  allegations  of  crime  or  internal misconduct.
  7. Provide for the continuous involvement in the education process of our young citizens.
  8. Provide for the maintenance of social order during time of unnatural occurrences or disasters, and to provide a presence during any substantial gathering of residents.
  9. Insure public integrity in our agency through competent, fair and thorough investigation of any citizen complaint against police activity or employees.
  10. Provide for the efficient and effective administration of the police department, the career needs of department personnel and the commitment toward team building among all town agencies.

To contact us:

Phone: 508-695-7115
Fax: 508-643-0227
Email: webmaster@plainvillepd.org

Plainville Police Department
157 South Street (PO Box 1718)
Plainville, Massachusetts 02762