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Chief: Earl J. Dessert
Address: 346 Main St.
Sturbridge MA 01566
Number of Officers: 23
Population Served: 10000
Specializations: Bike Patrol, Crisis Negotiations, Drone, Drug Task Force, K-9 Unit, Motorcycle, Public Safety Communications, School Resource Officer, SWAT/Tactical, Traffic Unit, And more...

About the Sturbridge Police Department

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The Sturbridge Police Department has a complimentary staff of 21 sworn police officers comprised of 1 Chief of Police, 1 Operations Lieutenant, 1 Administrative Lieutenant, 3 Sergeants, 1 Detective, 14 full-time Police Officers, 3 part-time Police Officers, 1 Executive Assistant, 1 Animal Control Officer and 1 Clinician. The Sturbridge Police Department is also responsible for the day to day operations of the dispatch center which is staffed with 7 full-time and 4 part-time dispatchers.

The Sturbridge Police Department is broken into two divisions, Operations and Administrative Services. Click on the links below to visit our Divisions.   

Citizens Police Academy

The Sturbridge Police periodically holds Citizen Police Academies to help educate members of our community, our staff, and to strengthen our community policing ties with residents and businesses. Participants will learn about the things the Sturbridge Police Department does to make our community a safer place to live, work and play. Citizens will have many opportunities to ask those often wondered questions.

The Citizens Academy is more than just a series of lectures. It includes visual presentations, question and answer sessions, tours and a variety of practical exercises. Participants will tour the public safety complex and observe communication personnel handling 911 calls in the dispatch center. Students will operate police RADAR, watch a police K-9 search for drugs, and learn about specialized units, including the motorcycle patrols. Instructors will discuss criminal and traffic laws, identity theft and crime prevention. Students may choose to ride with an officer as he or she patrols their assigned area.