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Specialty Units
ATV Unit
The Harwich Police Department Special Operations Unit consists of the ATV Unit, the Motorcycle Unit and the Bike Patrol Unit. There are a number of officers assigned to each specialty and have undergone extensive training to be a part of these internal units.
Motorcycle Unit
The Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council Search and Rescue Team is dedicated to providing assistance to local, state and federal entities, by providing highly motivated and specially trained personnel in the areas of management, search, recovery and unification of missing and abducted persons.
Mountain Bike Unit
The Harwich Police Department is a proud member of the Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council (CCRLEC) S.W.A.T. Team.
School Resource Officer
If we view adolescence as a road then it is appropriate to think of the school resource officer as a traffic cop.
Traffic Unit
The Traffic Unit is comprised of a Sergeant and a patrol officer and operates a fully marked Police Utility vehicle equipped with the latest RaDAR and LiDAR technologies. Being part of the patrol force, the Traffic Unit is responsible for the investigation of Serious Injury and Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes.
Search & Rescue Team
The Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council Search and Rescue Team is dedicated to providing assistance to local, state and federal entities, by providing specially trained personnel in the areas of management, search, recovery and unification of missing and abducted persons, disaster response and evidence search and recovery. The CCRLEC SAR Team searches for all types of missing and lost persons in the wilderness, urban-wilderness interface, and urban environment. Commonly, these types of missing/lost persons are children, individuals with special needs, elderly/suffering from Dementia/Alzheimer’s, and suspects in a crime. The Team also conducts evidentiary searches. Members are trained in “tight grid” search tactics and techniques and can assist with evidence searches of weapons, clothing, blood, phones, evidence from a crime, and clues to locate missing individuals. Officers Assigned to CCRLEC Search & Rescue Ofc. Keith Kannally Ofc. Thomas Griffiths Ofc. Ronald Ruggi
CCRLEC SWAT Team
The Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council SWAT Team consists of a group of specially selected officers from various agencies in the region. These officers have been highly trained in the use of special weapons and tactics for the purpose of handling high risk situations involving barricaded suspects, hostage takers, high risk warrant service, or other situations requiring training and expertise beyond the capabilities of the regular police officer.