On a typical Tuesday, Officer Edwin Fein of the Plymouth Police Department reached a milestone, logging the department's 10,000th call of the year. As reported by the Plymouth Police Department's Facebook page, the incident, coded as #24-10000, found Fein on directed patrol near the Plymouth Community Intermediate School.
Throughout Plymouth, the police have been hands-on with community interaction, having responded to 708 medical and wellbeing calls, tackled 24 unattended deaths, and managed 305 motor vehicle accidents, among numerous other incidents. Yet, as the post notes, the officers detest resorting to force – a last resort that occurred just 16 times amid those thousands of calls, or a mere ".16%" according to the department's calculations. The police work goes beyond the documented, with "tens of thousands of undocumented interactions that we have with the public," the department added. Endearing too, is the gesture from resident Corey Dries, who, disdaining the negative sentiments, offered up Thanksgiving Turkey sandwiches to the precinct in a display of gratitude. That was one deed amongst "dozens of written accolades from members of the public for some of the extraordinary, heroic, and even normal, line of duty things that our Officers due on a regular basis," the Plymouth Police said.
However, it hasn't all been accolades for Plymouth officers. The department received four complaints alleging officer rudeness within this period, including one which escalated to the Facebook group "All Things Plymouth". This case was adjudged "Sustained" after an investigation, leading to imposed discipline on the involved officer. "We would ask you to keep in mind that this Officer was potentially 'rude' and was found to be going too fast on the highway in a marked cruiser....We will take care of it," the department assured citizens.
Despite these hiccups, the police force reaffirmed their dedication to the community. "We think we live in a Great Town, and although not always perfect, we strive to be the best Police Department for you," the police conveyed. And that aim seems to resonate, with the post acknowledging, "the strong majority of residents of this Town for always supporting us and recognizing the rigors of our job, and that sometimes...we just aren't perfect."
