City of Eastport
EASTPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT
EMERGENCY DIAL 9-1-1
The Eastport Police Department is a comprehensive law enforcement agency staffed by devoted officers committed to providing exceptional law enforcement services. The department serves the City of Eastport and works closely within the community to solve and reduce crime. The officers and staff take great pride in serving the City by providing fair, objective, and equitable police services, which is the department's highest priority.
The Eastport Police Department offers various services, including Patrol, Investigations, a Drug Task Force, a School Resource Officer, Community Outreach, Sex Offender Monitoring, Evidence, Training, a Professional Standards Unit, and Administration.
If you have any feedback or suggestions, please don't hesitate to contact us. We are always here to assist you in any way possible.
Sincerely,
Marc Podschlne
Chief of Police
Eastport Police Department, Eastport, Maine.
Knowing when to call 911. An emergency is any situation that requires immediate assistance from the police, fire department, or ambulance.
Examples include:
• A fire
• A crime, especially if in progress
• A car crash, especially if someone is injured
• A medical emergency, especially symptoms that require immediate medical attention.
If you’re unsure whether the situation is a true emergency, officials recommend calling 911 and letting the call-taker determine whether you need emergency help. If you do call 911, be prepared to answer the call-taker questions, which may include:
• The location of the emergency, including the street address
• The phone number you are calling from
• The nature of the emergency
• Details about the emergency include a physical description of a person who may have committed a crime, a description of any fire that may be burning, or a description of injuries or symptoms experienced by a person having a medical emergency.
Remember, the call-taker’s questions are important to get the right kind of help to you quickly. Be prepared to follow any instructions the call-taker gives you. Many 911 centers can tell you exactly what to do until help arrives, such as providing step-by-step instructions to aid someone who is choking or needs first aid or CPR. Do not hang up until the call-taker instructs you to.
If you dial 911 by mistake, or if a child in your home dials 911 when no emergency exists, do not hang up—that could make 911 officials think that an emergency exists and possibly send responders to your location. Instead, simply explain to the call-taker what happened.
Be sure all children in your home know what 911 is, how to dial from your home and cell phone, and how to trust the 911 call taker. Make sure your child is physically able to reach at least one phone in your home. When calling 911, your child needs to know their name, parent’s name, telephone number, and most importantly, their address. Tell them to answer all the call takers' questions and to stay on the phone until instructed to hang up.
Any situations other than those described above should be considered non-emergency and handled without calling 911.
Thank you for being so cooperative.
When To Call 911 and When Not To Call 911
Eastport is the easternmost City in the continental United States. Eastport has plenty to offer with the heartwarming feel of a small town. The Eastport Police Department serves all people within our jurisdiction with respect, fairness, and compassion. We are committed to the prevention of crime and the protection of life and property, the preservation of peace, order, and safety, the enforcement of laws, by-laws, rules, and regulations, and the safeguarding of constitutional guarantees. The primary purpose of the Eastport Police Department is to 'protect and serve.
As a regulatory agency of local government, the police department has the direct responsibility for the preservation of public peace, for the reduction of the opportunities to commit crime, and for the effective delivery of police services. In our democratic society, the legislature frames and constructs the law while the judiciary interprets the law and imposes the necessary penalties upon transgressors. It is the police, however, who have the sworn duty to directly apply and execute the law fairly and objectively for the benefit of the entire community. This task has become one of the most challenging and demanding responsibilities in public service. With community service as our foundation, we are driven by goals to enhance the quality of life, investigate problems and incidents, seek solutions, and foster a sense of security in communities and individuals. We nurture public trust by holding ourselves to the highest standards of performance and ethics. To fulfill its mission, the Eastport Police Department is dedicated to providing a quality work environment and developing its members through effective training and leadership. The Eastport Police Department is committed to serving the residents and visitors of Eastport. By working with citizens, schools, businesses, and government agencies, the Police Department aims to promote safety and goodwill throughout our City.
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