Town of Hampton - Lane Memorial Library

Authorized Department Personnel
Full-time Law Enforcement Officers 34
Part-Time Law Enforcement Officers 70
Full-Time Civilian Personnel 9
Part-Time Civilian Personnel 3
- Police Department -
INTRODUCTION:
This will be my first report to you as your new
Chief of Police. I am very honored to have
been appointed as Hampton’s Chief of Police
by Town Manager, James Barrington. I would
Hampton Police Station
like to congratulate Chief William Wrenn on
his retirement from the department and his appointment as the Commissioner of the NH Department
of Corrections. Chief Wrenn served the department for over 34 years and leaves behind many friends
and colleagues; we wish him well in his new position.
In keeping with this years theme, “Experience Counts” we have complied some statistics to give you a
picture of the police officers serving the Town of Hampton.
The full time members of the Hampton Police Department have served the town of Hampton for a
combined 493 years. The average length of service for full time members is 15 years. Over 91 percent
of our officers have some college education or bachelors degrees, 6% have masters degrees. Our
workforce has an average age of 42 years and 24% of our full time officers have served in the military.
We are authorized to have 70 part time officers in our ranks however, in 2006 we had less than 40.
Although they are year round employees, their primary focus is to work during the busy summer
months. These officers’ full time occupations are varied and include teachers, engineers, computer
professionals, retired police officers, CPA, students and other community members who choose to
serve the Town. The average part time officer has served the Town for 10 years, and is 40 years old.
Over 28% have prior military service, 87% have a college education with 21% holding Masters
degrees or higher. Their collective experience benefits our community and is critical to our success in
achieving our mission.
OVERVIEW:
It has been another busy year in Hampton. Below, I have offered a brief synopsis of the significant
activities of the Hampton Police Department for 2006. In March, the Town was faced with a third
consecutive year of a default budget, which resulted in additional decreases in our services. Our staff
of available Part Time officers has decreased to levels not seen in over 25 years. Despite these fiscal
challenges, our Police Officers and civilian staff, worked tirelessly to provide excellent service to our
community. Please visit our web site at www.hamptonpd.com for additional information about the
Hampton Police Department.
PERSONNEL:
In January, Lieutenant Richard Sawyer was promoted to Captain and assigned as the Commander of
the Operations Bureau. In May, Officer Peter Moisakis was hired full time as a patrolman to fill the
open position. Officer Moisakis has been a part time officer since 2000. He holds a B.S. in Criminal
Justice from Northeastern University and resides in Massachusetts.
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