Hadley - Full-Time Police Officer

Members of the department enjoy a clean work environment, a worker friendly atmosphere, some of the newest equipment available, web/app-based scheduling software and payroll tracking, and ample opportunity for training and advancement. Police officers are provided the opportunity and encouraged to join the United Public Service Employees Union.  Hadley officers also enjoy a pro-police community, supportive town government, and police administration. 

Roles within the department include: Traffic Safety Officer, School Resource Officer, Field Training Officer, Crisis Intervention Team, Detective, Community Outreach Officer, Sexual Assault Investigator, Firearms Instructor, Department Training/Instructor roles, Drug Recognition Expert, Drone Operations, Drug Taskforce

GENERAL DUTIES

Including but not limited to; patrol assigned area in a one or two officer car for general purposes of crime prevention and enforcement. Patrol includes apprehending persons violating the law or wanted by the police; public assembly checks; building security checks; legal interrogation of suspicious adults and juveniles; conducting motor vehicle stops for infractions and issuing traffic citations; locating fires; reporting streetlight and traffic signals out of order street hazards and other safety problems; checks of schools, parks and playgrounds.

ABOUT THE HADLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TOWN OF HADLEY

The Department consists of 18 full-time officers, including the Chief of Police, two Lieutenants, one Staff Sergeant, four Sergeants and two Detectives. Shifts operate 24/7 with a minimum of two officers on shift. Generally speaking, shift staffing includes several more officers between detectives and admin. Our Communications Center is staffed by two dispatchers as often as possible and is EMD certified.  Officers enjoy the comforts of load bearing vests, modern uniforms and flexible facial hair/tattoo policies.

The Town of Hadley is 24.7 square miles with a resident base of approximately 6000+ permanent residents. The town is a unique mixture of agricultural and residential, with a large retail/commercial base along the six-mile stretch of Route 9 that connects Interstate 91 in Northampton to Amherst and the five college area.

Route 9 is home to sprawling retail centers such as the Hampshire Mall, Mountain Farms Mall, Campus Plaza, as well as major retailers such as Target, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Lowes, and Dicks Sporting Goods. There are seven major hotels, the Hampshire/Franklin Juvenile Court, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, five local bank branches, the Hadley Elementary School, Hopkins Academy, the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion School, and The Hartsbrook School, as well as countless restaurants and other businesses providing professional services to Hadley and surrounding communities.  The annual average daily traffic count through the town can reach upwards of 90,000 vehicles.  

The Hadley Police Department responds to between 12,000 to 15,000 calls per year. In each of the past few years, officers investigated close to 600 motor vehicle crashes, completed over 700 police reports, and approximately 300 arrests/summons.

HIRING PROCESS

• Application and Resume Review Period
• Panel Interview
• Background investigation
• Chief’s Interview
• Appointment/Hiring
• Field Training