It was difficult to find a long-lasting, permanent home for the police officers of the town. Between 1939 and 1961 they would assume residence in five different buildings. After almost ten years in the old Wilmington News Office in the
Read moreThe Bagpipers of the WPD
We interrupt our series on the police station to bring you a story in keeping with coming of St. Patrick’s Day this week. The influence of the Irish immigrant population on American law enforcement cannot be understated. Fleeing extreme poverty
Read more150 Years of Stories: The Police Station (Part II)
After two centuries of being shuffled about the private residences of the constables and chiefs and sharing space with other town departments, the Wilmington Police Department finally acquired their first actual police station in 1930. Soon to be eliminated, was
Read more150 Years of Stories: The Police Station (Part I)
When the Wilmington Memorial Public Safety Building was dedicated in October of 2001, it represented a more than two-hundred-and-fifty-year evolution in the design and concept of the police station. Upon the incorporation of Wilmington in 1730, the townsfolk appointed Giles
Read moreRetired Officer Paul Krzeminksi Receives Outstanding Firearms Instructor Award
Retired Wilmington Police Officer Paul Krzeminski was presented with the Outstanding Firearms Instructor Award today by the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor & Armorers Association. The award is presented annually to a Massachusetts law enforcement firearms instructor who has repeatedly displayed the
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