Berlin NH Police Department

UPDATE! Dog has been returned to its owner.

Does anyone know my owners? If so, please have them call us at 603-752-3131. This dog was found running loose in the Collins Street area.

WE WANT YOU!

The application can be found at: https://www.berlinnh.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif2811/f/pages/dispatch_application_-_fillable._032824.pdf

Contact us if you are interested in being added to the list.

Please note that if you are added to the list, it is not a guarantee that you will be called. We do our best to maintain a fair list and notification process, however we cannot guarantee that you will receive an animal.

THREE MONTHS FROM TODAY!!!

Register early to secure your free race t-shirt.

This past Friday night, Lt Joe Priest attended the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Summer Special Olympics. Lt Priest assisted with leading the parade along with handing out medals.

Congratulations to the Androscoggin River Athletes for a job well done!

Only a little over three months left until this event.

Don't Delay -- REGISTER TODAY!

Join us for another great event!

We are currently creating a hiring list for an additional full-time dispatcher position that we anticipate to become available after July 1st.
The application can be found at the below link. (The first two pages of the application pertain to police officers and can be disregarded for this position.)
https://www.berlinnh.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif2811/f/uploads/application_fillable._03.27.24.pdf

Come join our team!

Please be aware there is currently a Spectrum/Charter Communications outage due to a fiber cut in the Littleton/Berlin area. While they are currently working on locating and resolving the issue, there is no time table for restoration at this time.

On this Memorial Day we honor all of the Service men and women and their sacrifices given to protect our freedom.

We would also like to honor the memories of our own three fallen Police Officers.

Please take time today to remember all of those who made the ulimate sacrifice. Let us never forget that freedom is not truly free.

Officers are out doing specific ATV details and were able to catch this view from the windmills at Jericho State Park.

Be safe on the trails!

ATV Riding Season has Officially Begun

The NH ATV Trails are open as of today, which also means that the streets of Berlin are also open to ATVs. However - please remember to follow the rules and laws so that everyone can stay safe!

Below is the City of Berlin ordinance regarding ATVs, along with some other information from the NH Trails Bureau.

Sec. 13-112. Operation of OHRV’s:

No person shall operate an OHRV, as defined by NH RSA 215-A:1, in or on any street, lane, bridge, alley, sidewalk or other public place in the city except as provided below:
1. In addition to the public trails at Jericho Mountain State Park, the following is an authorized municipal public OHRV trail within the City of Berlin:
a) The City of Berlin’s roadways, within the urban compact, will be open to OHRV riders for the purposes of accessing the designated Connector OHRV Trail, (via the shortest possible route) as well as accessing local businesses and services. Riding on municipal
streets for any other purpose is prohibited with the exception of Sec. 13-112 (4).
b) On City streets, OHRV signage and markings, as well as traffic signs and signals which must be obeyed by the OHRV operator. (Ord 5/15/2017)
c) The Berlin OHRV Connector Trail and the City of Berlin’s roadways will be closed to OHRV riders when the Bureau of Trails declares that the snow machine trails are no longer useable. The connector trail will re-open on May 23, or a reopen date set by the
State Trails Bureau. Berlin’s roadways will reopen accordingly. (Ord. 4/02/2012)(Ord. 5/04/2015)
d) OHRV Connector Trail - This authorized municipal trail runs where marked from the Jericho Mountain State Park to Route 110 and follows Route 110 southeasterly as it changes from Jericho Road to Wight Street. The trail continues to follow Wight St. to
Hillside Avenue, for a short distance to York Street (determined by how the trail is actually marked and signed) where it continues easterly to Granite Street. The trail then turns onto Mason Street where it follows Mason Street southeasterly to East Mason
Street where it continues southeasterly to Hutchins Street where it follows Hutchins Street northeasterly to Success Pond Road where it follows Success Pond Road to the Berlin/Success line. This authorized municipal trail includes the section of East Mason
Street from the RR tracks east of Hutchins Street to Hutchins Street. (Ord. 9/20/2010) (Ord. 4/02/2012) (Ord 5/15/2017)
e) Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a violation, punishable by a fine as follows: All violations are subject to a loss of OHRV operating privileges on City streets, NOT including the OHRV Connector trail. (Ordinance 2/17/2014)
First offense, $100.00 fine.
Second offense, $250.00 fine.
Third offense, $500.00 fine.
2. OHRV users in the city must abide by all State and City laws when on designated trails on City streets and must abide by all motor vehicle traffic laws. However, all unlicensed operators shall be accompanied by a responsible adult who is 25 years of age or older and is a licensed dri er (Pursuant to RSA Chapter 263). The person accompanying the unlicensed driver shall be liable for the violation of any provision of this section or rules adopted rules hereunder committed by such unlicensed driver. (Ord. 5/15/2017)
a) OHRV’s must yield to pedestrians at all times. (Ord. 9-20-2010)
b) OHRV operators, when operating on the designated trail on City streets, shall ride single file in traffic in the paved travel lane (not gravel or paved shoulders).
c) There will be no OHRV riders on City streets between the hours of 10:00 p.m. through 6:00 a.m. unless authorized by the City Council during special events. (Ordinance 2/17/2014)
d) All OHRV’s operating on designated trails on City streets must have working head and tail lights.
3. Complaints regarding OHRV use of these trails shall be received by the Traffic Safety Committee, who may recommend changes to the Council. The Council shall have the power to change the times of such OHRV use by vote without amendment to this ordinance. (Ord. 4-2-2012)
4. Anything above to the contrary notwithstanding, the City Council may, at any time by City Council motion, open or close some or all streets in the City to OHRV use for named special events not to exceed two consecutive days in length; or in the event of temporary OHRV trail obstructions or other matters determined by the Council to require temporary OHRV street use for a length of time determined appropriate by the Council. If and when such City
Council approval is given, City street use by OHRV’s shall still be subject to all of the requirements listed above for OHRV use of the authorized connector trail. (Ord. 5-21-2012)
(Ord. July 16, 2012) (Ord. June 20, 2022)

NH State Parks - OHRV Club and Trail Information Please visit the Bureau of Trails’ page for more trail notifications, events, club shares, public hearing notices and other information regarding the sport of off-road riding. *All State highways that are open to OHRVs will close on October 31st, 30 minutes after sunset.*

The City of Berlin has transitioned to a new emergency notification system called Genasys to provide important emergency messages to residents.

If you were previously enrolled to receive alerts by email, text, or phone in the former system (CodeRED) before September 26, 2023 you will automatically be added into the new system.
If you have not signed up, or if you would like to update or confirm your registration information, please go to https://berlinnh.genasys.com/portal/en. You can also download the Genasys Protect mobile app to receive information on your mobile devices.

More helpful information can be found at: https://berlinnh.genasys.com/resources/Berlin/web/faq.html

It was an incredibily busy weekend for us. Along with the Fishing Derby, we also participated in the Special Olympics Torch Run. The Special Olympics Torch Run started at the Milan Town Hall and went all the way down Route 16 through Berlin, ultimately ending at Libby's Complex in Gorham.

Thank you to all who participated in this leg of NH's Torch Run. The torch will ulimately end up at the University of NH for the Special Olympic Summer games.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS FOR OUR FIRST ANNUAL FISHING DERBY!

A huge thank you to Caron Rental Center for donating the self-propelled bush hog to clean up around the Little People's Pond area. It definitely helped!

Thank you to Mallory Grande(Brodeur) for the donation of DB Smelts.

Thank you to Bob Chapman for allowing everyone to park on his property. At one point there was over 300 cars!

Thank you to the Berlin Kiwanis Club and the Berlin Middle High School Key Club for the donations. Those donations were used to buy all the fish and prizes.

Thank you to all the volunteers that sacrificed their day to help with the event.

Thank you to Sumner Brook Fish Farm for the beautiful and hardy fish.

We are so very thankful for everyone that helped make this event such a success. We look forward to next year!

If you weren't already excited enough about tomorrow's fishing derby.... CHECK OUT ALL OF THESE PRIZES!!!!!

Everyone has been working so hard to make the Fishing Derby a success!

Ofc Cusson is seen here with his daughter, next to the sign that he made and donated for Little People’s Pond.

Over the past couple of weeks Lt Goulet, Chief Buteau, Sgt Benjamin and other PD staff have been cleaning and spiffing up the area around the Pond which needed some dire attention before we could hold this event.

We hope to see you tomorrow at the Derby. 😊

We are currently creating a hiring list for an additional full-time dispatcher position that we anticipate to become available after July 1st.

The application can be found at the below link. (The first two pages of the application pertain to police officers and can be disregarded for this position.)
https://www.berlinnh.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif2811/f/uploads/application_fillable._03.27.24.pdf

Come join our team!

Only TWO more days until this event!! We are so excited to see everyone.

Sgt Dennis Gale and K9 Apex can be seen in this Fox61 News story while they attended a training in East Hartford, CT. After this training, Apex will be fully trained in drug work in addition to the certifications that he already holds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdRdi83E56c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdRdi83E56c

Police dogs, drones collaborate in new program K-9 teams and drone teams join forces in East Hartford and beyond.

Stocking up on more prizes for the Derby!

Phew! What a day, but all for a great cause.

What can we say... yesterday was a Herculean effort, that we never could have pulled off, without the generous support of Gold House and Berlin NH Police Department, Berlin area businesses and their staff! 💙💚

Detective Benjamin, Lieutenant Priest, Officer Arguin, Randi and CAC staff delivered a RECORD SETTING 180 PIZZAS, IN A 2 HOUR TIMEFRAME! 🤯

We delivered pizzas to:
Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce
Androscoggin Valley Dental
Androscoggin Valley Regional Refuse Disposal District
Berlin City Hall
Berlin Elementary School
Berlin Fire Department
Berlin Public Library NH
Caron Building Center
Coos County Family Health Services (multiple sites)
CN Brown Energy
DCYF-Berlin District Office
Edward Jones (multiple sites)
Eversource NH
Federal Correctional Institution, Berlin (20!)
Hall of Greetings
H & R Block Berlin Nh
Hometown Senior Solutions
A House to Home Realty
Mr Auto
Northeast Credit Union
Northern Human Services
Northway Bank
Odds and Ends Consignment
Pat's Heating
Pauls Auto Body
Precious Lil Ones Too
Smith and Town Printers
Tri-County Community Action Program
Vaillancourt and Woodward
White Mountains Community College
White Mountain Lumber
York Land Service LLC

We are so grateful for the support of the Berlin community, and appreciate how support of this fundraiser continues to grow! We love the Berlin community, like they love pizza, which is apparently a record! 😉

Lt Priest, Detective Sgt Benjamin, Ofc Dan Arguin and Records Clerk Randi Estabrooks delivered an incredible amount of pizza yesterday for the Child Advocacy Center of Coos County’s fundraiser. Also a huge thank you to NH Hometown Senior Solutions who donated pizzas for PD staff to enjoy as well. 😊

We sure love it when the Child Advocacy Center of Coos County has their pizza fundraiser!! Pictured Lt. Priest and Shirley Jenson!

An important update will be posted soon regarding the much-anticipated Fishing Derby this Saturday. Stay Tuned!!!

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Do you know my family? Found on hillside ave. Please contact BPD 603-752-3131.