Wayland Police Department Press Release
March 23, 2009
Chief Robert Irving is pleased to announce that the Wayland Police Department was awarded 2nd place for Municipal Police Departments, in the 2008 Massachusetts Law Enforcement Challenge. This award is sponsored by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, with support from the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association. It is based on efforts in communities to curb motor vehicle accidents and uses a number of criteria to evaluate the department’s motor vehicle enforcement efforts. Data from 2007 was used to assess the Wayland Police Department’s efforts in speed enforcement, O.U.I. enforcement, safety belt usage, and overall enforcement activity.
Total crashes decreased from 360 in 2005 to 302 in 2007. The safety belt use rate was determined to be 87% by December of 2007. The department’s Community Services Officer, Mark Wilkins, completed the application for the Law Enforcement Challenge.
This year’s award will be presented at a ceremony later this spring. Last year, the department placed 13th in the competition and was awarded a handheld radar unit.
