At a recent meeting, Chief Cecilia Ashe introduced Jenna Haynes to Milford City Council. Hayes is the Behavioral Health Director for the Milford Police Department. “As I indicated in previous months, I’m going to kind of switch things up here a little over the next couple of months, to start to highlight different parts of the department that are kind …
Council approves two dispatchers and crime analyst
At a recent meeting, Milford City Council accepted the recommendation of the Finance Committee to hire two new dispatchers and a crime analyst for the Milford Police Department. The cost of the three new positions will be covered by eliminating two positions that were added to the budget but never filled. “When this was presented at a previous council meeting, …
Police chief requests additional personnel
At a recent finance committee meeting, Milford Police Chief Cecilia Ashe requested four additional dispatchers and one crime analyst be added to the department. This request came after Chief Ashe conducted a staffing needs assessment soon after she was hired. Two of the dispatchers would be hired immediately with the remaining two added to the FY25 budget. “Upon a preliminary …
MPD Behavioral Health Unit featured at Milford Conversation
The next Milford Conversation is scheduled for Thursday, July 6, 2023 starting at 8:30 AM. The speakers will be Jenna Haines and Amy Kevis, Behavioral Director/Embedded Clinician with the Milford Police Department. The Milford Conversation will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Milford, Delaware, located at 101 S. Walnut Street. Parking is available behind the church and the …
MPD Behavioral Health Unit hopes to expand
At a recent Milford City Council meeting, Acting Chief Ed Huey explained to council members that Milford Police Department was hoping to expand the Behavioral Health Unit to include victim services. Currently, the department uses Delaware State Police Victim Services, but it was felt that bringing that to the local level would be beneficial. During the meeting, Councilman Mike Boyle …
Milford LIVE Weekly Review – November 23, 2021
Hover over the image below and a gray bar pops up at the bottom—scroll through the pdf, use direction arrows, zoom in or out, download the PDF, or view in full-screen mode. This Week’s Top Stories Include: Headlines Milford approves purchase of additional police cars Culture Low-digit surf fishing tag auction starts Nov. 22 Annual City Hall Tree Lighting set …
MPD to hire full-time Behavioral Health Specialist
Milford City Council voted to approve the hiring of a full-time Behavioral Health Specialist for the Milford Police Department. The full-time position was a request from Chief Kenneth Brown who has been using a part-time specialist to assist the department for the past year. “We need to expand this from a part-time person to a full-time person,” Chief Brown said. …