 Hello and welcome. I'm Scott Livingstone, the Chief of Police in the town of Amherst. I appreciate you taking the time and interest in this video about our full service police department and I trust that you will find it both informative and exciting. The town of Amherst is an extremely diverse community and home to the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts and Amherst and Hampshire colleges. We serve a year-round population of 35,000 which doubles during the academic school year. The men and women of the Amherst Police Department numbering 50 strong our true professionals and we honor the community that we serve. My name is Yvonne Feliciano and I've been an Amherst Police Officer since 2005. When I started with the Amherst Police Department I didn't realize what a significant role training played in the law enforcement profession. Training is not only vital to ensure safety as a police officer but is also needed to refresh our skills so we provide the best possible service to our community. At Amherst PD we do at least 40 hours of in-service training each year. These trainings are held at our police department and are instructed by our own police officers. In addition, officers have the opportunity to attend a wide variety of specialized trainings to meet the professional needs of the officer and the department. This can include training to become a department instructor, training crime scene investigation, bicycle patrol or drug investigations just to name a few. It is important to me that the Amherst Police Department prioritizes these trainings. By having a solid training program it promotes our safety so that we can go home to our families at the end of every shift. Amherst PD has a long standing reputation for both excellence and commitment to community. Our community is diverse and we work very hard to partner with our stakeholders to address and solve problems. Policing in Amherst is not only about responding to 911 calls and arresting criminals. Yes, we do a lot of that but so much more. With the students at the three colleges that call Amherst home coupled by our year-round population in busy downtown area, every shift is different. There is no typical day or a shift at Amherst PD. Officers are expected to conduct outreach within their assigned sectors. It could be a neighborhood group, young children, senior citizens or the college students. Each officer gets to know their sector, who lives there, what their problems are, and build a relationship with those people. The community gets to know us and we get to know them. This outreach gives the officer an opportunity to really affect the lives of the people in town. The right candidate for a job at Amherst PD needs to know that it is much more than responding to emergencies but also proactively working with the community to see that their problems don't become emergencies. As this video has shown, we offer a variety of specialties within our agency and I believe if you are someday selected to be a member of this department you will not find a greater agency to be associated with. The town of Amherst and our police department are an equal opportunity employer and we encourage all individuals to apply. Thank you for your interest in the Amherst Police Department.