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Records Office in Front Lobby
In addition to the sworn members the Lynn
Police Department is assisted by fifteen (15) support staff persons, four
full-time and one part-time detention assistants, and one custodian.
The members of the Support Staff in our department have a number of
responsibilities throughout our building. One of the most common is assisting
members of the public who either call or come in to the station in person with
questions about reports, accident information, firearm permits, etc. Our
department receives several thousand such requests annually.
Many of our support staff employees are assigned to our Records Office and are
responsible for processing most of the paperwork generated by our department
or forwarded to our department by outside agencies. Included in the above are
thousands of incident reports, citations, booking sheets, restraining orders,
summonses, pawns, and other documents. The office is supervised by a
lieutenant and a head clerk.
Other duties performed by our Records Office and Support Staff include:
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sorting and
filing department internal correspondence
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sorting and
distributing mail
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maintaining
weekly attendance records for all department personnel
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answering
telephones
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data entry into
department computers for incident reports, restraining orders, gun
permits, accident reports, pawn sheets, etc.
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processing
licenses to carry firearms and firearm identification cards including
paperwork as necessary for suspension and revocations
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process
citations issued by officers
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payroll and
billing
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purchasing
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receiving,
documenting, and disbursing incoming items and packages
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copying
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investigative
management
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assisting the
Chief, Deputy Chiefs and others as necessary with preparation and
distribution or department memos, orders, correspondence, reports,
research, scheduling, etc.
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maintaining
employee personnel files
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registering all
sex offenders
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background
checks on all constables and peddler applicants.
Records Office Business Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday...............8:30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.
Tuesday..............................................8:30 a.m. to 8:00
p.m.
Friday.................................................8:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
Contact Information
Lynn Police Department
Records Office
300 Washington Street
Lynn, MA 01902
781-595-2000
email:
records@lynnpolice.org
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