The Department recognizes the need for safe and efficient pedestrian and vehicular traffic flow at work sites. We also recognize that at a special event and other times, officers may be required to provide crowd control and security. In order to address these needs, the Department allows officers to work assigned paid details in addition to their scheduled tours of duty.
HOW DO I REQUEST A POLICE DETAIL?
You can request a police detail by telephoning our business line: (508) 763-4017. The dispatcher or secretary will need the following information:
- Company/Organization/Person Requesting Detail
- Number of officers needed
- Name of person making request
- Contact telephone number of company/organization or person making request
- Detail site/location
- Detail date, start time, and end time
WHAT IS THE DETAIL RATE?
General Rates
Minimum Hours: You will be billed a minimum of 4 hours for each detail. For each detail where an officer is required to be on site over 5 hours, a minimum of 8 hours will be billed.
Requests: If you don’t request the detail at least 16 hours in advance, you will be billed a minimum of 8 hours for each detail. If you don’t cancel the detail at least 1 hour in advance, you will be billed a minimum of 4 hours for each detail.
Hourly Rates: For each officer, you will be billed @ $55 per hour. For details involving construction on public ways between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., the rate is $60 per hour. Work over 8 hours in one day is billed at time and one-half this rate. A 10% administrative fee is added to all bills.
Non-Profit Organization Rates
Minimum Hours: You will be billed a minimum of 4 hours for each detail. For each detail where an officer is required to be on site over 5 hours, a minimum of 8 hours will be billed.
Requests: If you don’t request the detail at least 16 hours in advance, you will be billed a minimum of 8 hours for each detail. If you don’t cancel the detail at least 1 hour in advance, you will be billed a minimum of 4 hours for each detail.
Hourly Rates: For each officer, you will be billed @ $45 per hour, except when the attendance for one day of the non-profit event exceeds 400 people or alcohol is served. For such non-profit events, the rate of pay for all days, regardless of attendance, shall be the Non-Town Detail rate. Work over 8 hrs. in one day is billed at time and one-half this rate. A 10% administrative fee is added to all bills.
Emergency Rates
Minimum Hours: Details requiring an officer to be on the scene of repair and/or replacement of hydrants, manholes, utility poles, utility power lines, transformers and light poles, within two (2) hours following damage caused by a collision, accident, storm, or Act of God, will be billed a minimum of 4 hours.
For each detail where an officer is required to be on site over 5 hours, a minimum of 8 hours will be billed.
Hourly Rates: For each officer, you will be billed @ $55 per hour. For details involving construction on public ways between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., the rate is $60 per hour. Work over 8 hrs. in one day is billed at time and one-half this rate. A 10% administrative fee is added to all bills.
Strike Rates
Minimum Hours: You will be billed a minimum of 4 hours for each detail. For each detail where an officer is required to be on site over 5 hours, a minimum of 8 hours will be billed.
Requests: If you don’t Request the detail at least 16 hours in advance, you will be billed a minimum of 8 hours for each detail. If you don’t cancel the detail at least 1 hour in advance, you will be billed a minimum of 4 hours for each detail.
Hourly Rates: For each officer, you will be billed @ $75 per hour. Work over 8 hrs. in one day is billed at time and one-half this rate. A 10% administrative fee is added to all bills.