Somerville Police Department - Somerville Massachusetts Police Department

May 2012 Beyond the Call of Duty Award

Over the past 18 years, Officer Steve St. Hilaire has been a hard working and dedicated employee of the Somerville Police Department. While on a road detail on Pearl Street, Officer St. Hilaire observed two males acting suspiciously in the area and broadcasted a very accurate description of the suspects and their behavior. Based on this information, plainclothes officers were able to follow up and make an arrest of one of these individuals for larceny.  In addition to providing safety to pedestrians and vehicular traffic at his detail site, Officer St. Hilaire took notice of individuals away from his direct area of concentration. Without his attention to detail, this arrest would not have been made and it is likely that additional thefts would have occurred.

Public Notice

The City of Somerville is eligible to receive a direct award of $24,765 from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant issued by the Office of Justice Programs of the U. S. Department of Justice. 

Funding from this grant can only be used for improving aspects of our local criminal justice system.  It is the intention of the Police Department to use the Justice Assistance Grant to improve our criminal investigation capabilities as well as the training and safety of our officers in the line of duty. 

Comments may be e-mailed to pupton@police.somerville.ma.us">pupton@police.somerville.ma.us or mailed to the Somerville Police Department, 220 Washington Street, Somerville, MA. 02143, Attention: Deputy Chief Paul Upton, on or before June 3, 2012.