CORONAVIRUS PROTOCOL

March 16,2020

To the residents of the Town of New Ipswich-

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 concerns the New Ipswich Police Department will be limiting face-to-face contact with the public.

We are asking citizens to avoid coming directly to the lobby to speak with an officer regarding non-emergency situations. We are recommending that these reports be made by phone.

We are encouraging residents that need forms from the police department to check the forms section of our website at www.townofnewipswich.org for the information that you are looking for, and if for some reason the form that you are looking for is not there, please call the office and we can make arrangements to email you what you are looking for.

At this time the department will not be completing VIN verification's, or fingerprinting for employment or volunteering.

Should a citizen or a resident need to come into the police Station we are asking to call ahead and make an appointment, as we want to limit the amount of people in the lobby area of the department to prevent any risk of exposure.

Officers will continue to respond as normal to any and all emergency calls and calls for assistance.

Please be aware that if an officer responds to your residence or place of employment that all participants may be asked to step outside and that the office maybe at an increased distance to avoid risk of contact/exposure.

Please call with any questions or concerns.

Thank you

Chief Carpenter

Emergency: 911

Office: 878-2771

COVID-19 hotline: 211