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The Yarmouth Police and Dennis Police Departments jointly staff a detachment of specially trained veteran police officers assigned to the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School Police Services Unit. The detachment, nicknamed “D-Y P.D.”, is a multi-jurisdictional unit charged with providing a full spectrum of police services to the high school and to other schools in the regional district. The School Resource Officer Program has been in successful operation at D-Y since 1987. The unit maintains this website to provide information on its mission, resources for parents, career information for prospective police officers, and features on other aspects of policing a suburban high school in America.
	The Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School Police Services Unit serves as the point of contact for the Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council School Resource Officers’ Network ~ Founding Member ~
	Congratulations D-Y Dolphins Football MIAA Eastern Massachusetts Division IIA Super Bowl Champions
	Congratulations Head Coach Paul Funk Boston Globe Coach of the Year Matthew Montalto Boston Globe Player of the Year Dylan Hodsdon Boston Globe All Scholastic
	Congratulations Jordan O'Dea MIAA Division II All-State Cross Country Champion
	Congratulations D-Y Odyssey Color Guard Massachusetts & New England Regional Champions
	Emergency Contact Information (Pink Card) Parents and guardians please fill out and return the pink emergency card for your student! This isn’t just one more form the school has asked you to fill out. This information is vital when the school is trying to reach you or the alternative emergency contact you have chosen during urgent situations. This information is kept and maintained by the nurse. Pink card emergency contact information can change as the year progresses. Please remember to keep this information up to date.
	Officer Sean Brewer has been selected as the new Mattacheese Middle School School Resource Officer Mattacheese Police Services Office to reopen September 7, 2011 Take a look at the new Mattacheese Middle School Police Services Office webpage www.DYPD.us/Mattacheese.htm
	Take a look at the Nathaniel H. Wixon Middle School Police Services Office site www.DYPD.us/Wixon.htm Juvenile Detective Pat McCaffrey School Resource Officer
	Motorist Advisory from D-Y P.D. DRIVE SAFELY ~ SCHOOL IS OPEN School reopens across the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District on Wednesday September 7^th. Please be mindful of children walking to school and at bus stops, slower traffic due to school bus activity and increased traffic around schools during drop off and dismissal times. Yarmouth and Dennis Police officers will be stepping up vehicle and traffic enforcement efforts to ensure a safe start to school. Some areas of Massachusetts General Laws (MGL) we tend to concentrate on at this time of year are listed below, along with the penalties. MGL Ch. 89 §11 Crosswalk Violation - $150 Blocking a crosswalk, Pass a motor vehicle stopped at a crosswalk, Failure to yield right of way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk MGL Ch. 90 § 8 Junior Operator License Passenger Restriction Violation 1st offense: 60 day suspension + $100 reinstatement fee 2nd offense: 180 day suspension, Driver Attitudinal Retraining Course + $100 reinstatement fee 3^rd or subsequent offense: 1 year suspension, Driver Attitudinal Retraining Course, Full Exam MGL Ch. 90 §13A Seat Belt Violation - $25 $25 for each additional passenger not wearing a properly adjusted seat belt Passenger can also be directly fined $25. MGL Ch. 90 §14 Failure to Stop For A School Bus When Red Lights Are Flashing 1st offense: $250 2nd offense: $1000 3^rd or subsequent offense: $2000 MGL Ch. 90 §14 Operating (following/stopping) Within 100 Feet of a School Bus 1st offense: $35 2nd offense: $75 3rd or subsequent offense: $150 MGL Ch. 90 §15 Railroad Crossing Violation (School Bus) - $500 MGL Ch. 90 §17 Speed Limits (School Zone) - Graduated Fine $tructure $50 for up to the first 10 miles per hour over the speed limit; Add $10 for every mile per hour above that. A $50 surcharge will be assessed in addition to the fine to be divided between the Head Injury Services Treatment Fund and the General Fund of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Additional Junior Operator License penalties 90 day suspension Driver Attitudinal Retraining Course & State Courts Against Road Rage (SCARR) Program $500 reinstatement fee Full Exam MGL Ch. 90 §8M Use of a Mobile Phone or Mobile Electronic Device by a Junior Operator 1st offense-$100, 60 day license suspension & attitudinal course 2nd offense-$250, 180 day suspension 3rd or subs offense-$500, 1 year suspension MGL Ch. 90 §8M Improper Use of a Mobile Phone by Operators 18 and Over 1st offense-$35 assessment 2nd offense in 12 months-$75 assessment 3rd offense in 12 months-$150 assessment MGL Ch. 90 §8M Sending/Reading Text Messages 1st offense-$100 2nd offense-$250 3rd or subs offense-$500 MGL Ch. 90 §8M Negligent Operation & Injury from Mobile Phone Use Criminal Offense- Insurance surcharge Junior Operator License (JOL) Suspensions 1st offense-180-day suspension 2nd or subsequent offense within 3 years-1 year suspension $500 reinstatement fee Over-18 suspensions 1st offense-60-day suspension 2nd or subsequent offense within 3 years-1 year suspension $500 reinstatement fee Familiarize yourself further with MGL Ch. 90 §8M, the new “Safe Driver Law” in our Laws & Legal Updates section. Please allow extra time for your commute. We wish you safe motoring. Click on the chapter and section to view the entire text of each statute
	D-Y Recognizes the Sheepdogs of the Class of 2011! See it in our Sheepdogs Section. Or click to see it on YouTube.
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	Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council
	The Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council was created in 2002 by the chiefs of police of the fifteen towns on Cape Cod. The purpose of the CCRLEC is to enable its member agencies to share resources during those times that a single agency may not have sufficient resources to respond to unusual occurrences such as natural or man-made disasters, school or workplace violence, aircraft accidents, major police deployments during special events and other situations requiring exceptional police actions. The Town of Nantucket and Barnstable County Sherriff’s Office are also member agencies.
	Familiarize yourself with the new “Safe Driver Law” in our Laws & Legal Updates section. Find out what the Massachusetts Department of Transportation wants you to know.
	ONLINE INCIDENT REPORTING
	MORE INFORMATION FILE A REPORT The online citizen police report system allows you to submit a report immediately and print a copy of the police report for free. Please confirm the following to find out if online citizen police report filing is right for you. þ This is not an emergency. þ This incident occurred within the town limits of Yarmouth, Massachusetts. · Home of Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School. þ This incident did not occur on a state highway. · Incidents occurring on state highways in this area are ably handled by the Massachusetts State Police, South Yarmouth. þ There are no known suspects. * * * * * Please use online incident reporting for the following: · Anonymous Witness Form Harassing Phone Calls Hit & Run Homeland Security Tip Identity Theft Lost Property Theft Traffic Complaint Vandalism Vandalism to a Motor Vehicle