FAIRHAVEN — Lt. Kevin Kobza reports that the Fairhaven Police Department arrested a North Carolina man after a dispute early Saturday morning that resulted in shots being fired in a vehicle. CHRISTOPHER GASKILL, AGE 24, OF GRANTSBORO, N.C. was arrested and charged with: Discharge of a Firearm within 500 Feet of a Building Carrying a Firearm […]
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The Fairhaven Police Department is dedicated to providing the citizens, business owners and visitors to Fairhaven a safe and pleasant environment in which to live, work and enjoy the amenities of this historic town.
Fairhaven has a year round population of just over 16,000 and has 12.53 square miles of land area, plus over 17 miles of coast line. The town is situated on Buzzard’s Bay on the south coast of Massachusetts and shares a busy commercial harbor with the city of New Bedford.
The Fairhaven Police Department employs 42 full-time and 6 part-time personnel. We have 31 full-time and 4 permanent/intermittent officers. There are 6 full-time communications personnel and one clerk as well as a part-time custodian.
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Fairhaven Police Department
Chief Michael Myers
1 Bryant Lane
Fairhaven, MA 02719
Business Line: 508-997-7421
Fax: 508-997-3147
Emergency: 911
Always On Duty
