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About the Lawrence
Police Department
The two largest divisions of the
Lawrence Police Department are the Patrol Division and the Detective Division. The
Patrol Division is the backbone of the department and is responsible for patrol coverage and emergency response within the
7 square miles of Lawrence. The patrol division is the largest division in the department and is primarily responsible for
responding to calls for service, conducting preliminary investigations, investigating motor vehicle accidents, crime control
and improvement of neighborhoods, and service delivery in response to crime advisories and community concerns. As first responders
to all emergency calls, the patrol officers also assist local E.M.S. and Lawrence Fire units.
The Patrol Division is under the
command of a Captain. Each of the three platoons (shifts) includes a supervisory team of a Lieutenant, and three Sergeants,
the patrol officer's immediate supervisor. The City is divided into six geographical areas known as sectors.
A Captain, two Lieutenants and
two Sergeants supervise the Detective Division. There are a total of nineteen investigators assigned to the Criminal Investigation
Unit. All investigators receive specialized education and training in their assigned areas such as homicide investigations,
sexual assault and battery, crime scene processing, investigation of financial fraud, juvenile laws, drug interdiction and
many other specialized investigative disciplines.
Source:
lawpd.com/
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Ray Rubino has devoted the majority
of his fifty-five years to his country and native city, Lawrence, Massachusetts. He
attended the Massachusetts State Police Academy and earned an associates degree in law enforcement from Northern Essex Community
College. A former Marine and Viet Nam veteran, he proudly served twenty-eight years as a member of the Lawrence Police Department.
Ray Rubino is the author of
Police Work It's
Not All Coffee and Donuts: A Read for Police Officers and Those Who Dare to Learn What Makes Them Tick and Ticked Off. According to the book description, Ray Rubino’s
book is “a journey through the mind and emotions of a civilian who becomes a police officer, and explores the metamorphosis
from an energetic rookie to an apathetic veteran. Join him as he takes the absurd
academic and physical tests; takes a tour of the police station and his city; rides in a cruiser on his first day, and experiences
the rigors of the police academy. Prepare for the unexpected realities, and not
a trendy batch of horror stories. It is not the expected confrontations with criminals, but the surprising reception by the
public, the twisted coverage of the media, the crippling political influences within the department and the disappointing
leniency of the justice system that will rip the fighting spirit from the heart of a police officer.”
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