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Chief candidates support body cameras, co-responder mental-health program and question large regional dispatch consolidation
Summary
All three police chief finalists told the Hanlon Select Board they back body-worn cameras (with grant funding) and praised co-responder mental-health programs; they also warned about risks of becoming a ‘small fish’ in regional dispatch consolidations.
HANLON, Oct. 2, 2025 — Candidates for Hanlon police chief told the Select Board Thursday that body-worn cameras and co-responder mental-health programs should be priorities for the department, and several expressed reservations about joining a very large regional dispatch center that could reduce local influence.
On body cameras, Sergeant Tom said, “I think we need to do them,” and urged that the town pursue grants to offset the purchase and the recurring cloud-storage costs he noted would be the larger long-term expense. Marshal…
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