The department would like to welcome our 2 new officers to the department, Phil Hunter and Sean Owen. Both officers joined the department on June 29th and are currently assigned to Field Training Officers. They will be attending the 153rd New Hampshire Police Academy in August.
A 911 call made shortly after midnight for a report of a shed fire resulted in the discovery of a meth lab at 532 Chestnut Hill Road in Farmington. An investigation and subsequent execution of a search warrant lead to the arrest of Norman Marcotte.
A Low pressure zone is moving across southern Quebec today with a cold front moving east and southeast through New York State and New England with showers and thunderstorms.
There is a risk for severe thunderstorms developing around mid afternoon in New Hampshire and earlier in Connecticut and Western Mass.
The main threat will be for damaging [...]
FRIDAY JUNE 18th @ 7 PM
See members of the Police Dept. play the Red Sox alumni in a benefit softball game at the 500 Club field on Summer Street. There will be events starting at 5:30 PM for all ages including a dunk tank, speed pitch and softball throw.
A limited number of event T-shirts will [...]
Federal indictments have been handed up against five people charged in connection with a spree of four area bank robberies in April.
The robberies include the April 5 robbery of the Ocean National Bank in Stratham, the April 12 robbery of the Citizen’s Bank in Rollinsford, and the April 13 robberies of the TD Banks in [...]
No injuries were reported when a Farmington School District school bus was rear ended on Chestnut Hill Road about 7:40 this morning. The bus, which had 32 students on it at the time, suffered minor damage to the rear bumper. It was struck by a Ford F-150 pick up that suffered moderate damage to [...]
Scott Roberge of Farmington PD, in conjunction with the New Hampshire Liquor Commission Bureau of Enforcement and Strafford County Sheriff’s Office, recently conducted Alcohol Compliance Checks of liquor licensees. A total of 12 businesses in Farmington were checked. This is the first occasion where the Town of Farmington attained a 100% compliance rate with no [...]
The PD will be deploying its radar trailer on roads throughout the town starting next week. The trailer is usually stationed at each location for 3 days. The PD then uses the data to create directed patrols on that road at certain times of the day.
If residents are interested in having it placed on a [...]
The department investigated 245 offenses (including 15 felonies), solved 1 Bank Robbery within 48 hours, made 61 arrests (including 8 DWI), responded to 8 accidents, conducted 101 field inquiries and made 146 motor vehicle stops.
With the obvious exception of the bank robbery, the April monthly statistics are more like activity the department experiences in July [...]
Good luck to the Farmington High School’s Seatbelt Challenge team at the state competition tomorrow in Concord.
The team, coached by School Resource Officer Ken Tilley is hoping to improve on last year’s 6th place finish. In the last 5 years, the FHS team has consistently finished near the top and is hoping to bring home [...]
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