Harwich Police Department

ABOUT THE HARWICH POLICE AND THE TOWN OF HARWICH

The Harwich Police Department is a full-service department staffed by one Chief, one Deputy Chief, two Lieutenants, four patrol Sergeants, one Detective Sergeant, 26 patrol officers, 2 detectives, five police dispatchers, two non-sworn administrative staff, an animal control officer and six special officers.  The Town of Harwich is located on Cape Cod and serves 13,400 full time residents.  Due to its summer destination location, the summer population increases to approximately 39,000 residents.  The department offers a wide range of career development through on-going training opportunities as well as the opportunity to join some of the many specialty units in the department which include: Traffic unit and accident reconstruction, school resource officer, ATV unit, motor unit, bicycle patrol unit, search and rescue, elder affairs and veteran outreach.

Harwich is made up of seven Villages, East Harwich, Harwich Center, Harwich Port, North Harwich, Pleasant Lake, South Harwich and West Harwich.  Harwich encompasses 21 square miles of land area with 11 miles of shoreline with miles of rivers, 4 harbors, 22 freshwater ponds and 2 reservoirs.  Harwich is home to over 30 restaurants, art galleries, a thriving business district in Harwich Port, walking and bike trails, libraries, arts, culture and music.