Police Department : Town of Hartford 

About our Department

At the crossroads of Interstates 89 and 91 in the Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire, the Town of Hartford is the gateway to Vermont commerce and the Green Mountain State’s many year-round recreation areas. The Town of Hartford Police Department provides a full range of community-oriented police services to area residents. Our Emergency Communications Center functions as a Primary Public Safety Answering Point (911-PSAP) dispatching police, fire, and EMS personnel for several East-Central Vermont communities including the villages of Hartford, West Hartford, Quechee, White River Junction, and Wilder.

We operate under the Community Policing model where the community is a partner with the police department and shares in the process to reduce crime, fear, and the conditions that create both. Community Policing uses community partnerships along with problem-solving strategies to make our Town a safe place to live, learn, work, and visit. Through collaborative partnerships with the individuals and organizations with whom we serve, the police department works to build trust and understanding with and within the community, by encouraging the sharing of information, ideas, and resources in an effort to improve the quality of life for our residents and guests.

Our Vision for the Hartford Police Department

The Hartford Police Department is a public safety leader, empowering the community through partnerships that establish civility, promote stewardship, and secure the public peace.

We are responsive to calls from the community, providing voice and a professional response in their time of need. We are committed to excellence in delivering comprehensive police services, with a focus on prevention. We are proactive, partnering with the criminal justice system in applying innovative practices that reduce victimization, holding offenders accountable in an environment that reduces recidivism and promotes their successful return to the community.

We employ and develop knowledgeable employees that are reflective of our diverse, inclusive community. The application and management of our resources, including the establishment of a friendly and service-focused environment that promotes the professional development of all staff, is a shared priority. Together with our community and professional partners, we improve the quality of life and promote the best environment to live, learn, work, and visit.

Mission and Values Statement

Through the consistent application of Trust, Fairness, and a Commitment to the pillars of procedural justice, members of the Hartford Police Department will realize our vision — promoting pride, service, and public safety.

Trust

Members embrace their responsibility for fulfilling the commitment to safeguarding constitutional freedoms and the quality of life. The department will sustain public trust by holding members accountable to the highest standards of honesty, ethics, and professionalism.

Fairness

Members will treat everyone in an impartial, dignified, and respectful manner without regard to human traits, characteristics, or status.

Commitment

Members are committed to partnerships with our community, professional, and government associates that empower those engaged in resolving the problems that create crime and fear, foster collaboration toward positive resolutions, and advance our quality of life.

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