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Haverhill welcomes an additional patrolman following Friday’s police recruit graduation at Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill Officer Samuel Powell was one of 51 to graduate from the Fifth Recruit Officer Class at Municipal Police Training Committee and Northern Essex Police Academy. Powell formerly served the city as an animal control officer. There were also graduates from 28 other communities, including Groveland, Lawrence, Methuen and North Andover.
“The latest MPTC graduating class represents our investment in the future generation of public safety leaders who are well-prepared to protect and serve their communities and advance public safety across the Commonwealth,” said MPTC Executive Director Robert J. Ferullo, who was joined by NECC Academy Director Joshua Stokel. “I commend their commitment to meeting our statewide professional training standards, which has prepared these officers to provide communities with exceptional policing services by putting into practice the advanced skills, values and principles engrained throughout their training.”
Haverhill Mayor Melinda E. Barrett, Deputy Police Chief Stephen J. Doherty Jr. and Northern Essex Community College President Lane A. Glenn were among those on hand to congratulate Powell.
The Recruit Officer Course provides more than 800 hours of courses designed to prepare student officers for the safe and effective performance of their duties. In keeping with mandates established by the landmark 2020 police reform law, the curriculum includes de-escalation training based on new use-of-force policies and regulations. Student officers also receive uniform training based on best practices related to essential modern-day policing needs, including effective communication skills, victim-centered and trauma-informed incident response, missing persons and human trafficking investigations, mental health-related emergency response, active shooter and hostile event response, patrol duties and officer safety and wellness.