Mission Statement
To preserve and protect the way of life in Plympton by participating, sharing and listening to our community.
To earn the respect of all individuals by maintaining a knowledgeable, responsive, well-trained and accountable work force that discharges their duties and responsibilities with evidence of fairness, tolerance and equality.
To make our streets as safe as possible my maintaining a high profile traffic enforcement program.
To reduce the opportunity for the commission of crime by implementing effective crime prevention strategies, fully investigate crimes when they occur and to expeditiously apprehend criminal offenders.
To engage regionally and nationally in collaborations to ensure that our officers have the knowledge, equipment, skills and proven best practices to provide our rural community with the finest policing services possible.
To identify, address and resolve the root causes of community problems and concerns in concert with citizen groups and representatives through the use of community oriented policing and problem solving strategies.
Values Statement
The organizational values of the Plympton Police Department shall form the foundation for all departmental activities and decision-making.
These values are:
- Enforcement of the law equally and fairly.
- Treatment of every individual with civility, courtesy, sensitivity, and respect.
- Conducting our duties with unwavering integrity.
- Provide quality in all that we do.
- Listen carefully and to act on what we hear.
- Respect stability and embrace change, keeping what works and changing what could work better.
- Value diversity.
- Discharge faithfully our role as guardians of the public trust.
- Act with this thought in mind: to the citizens of Plympton, we are the government.