Police Department

Staff / Members

• Kyle Sweeney Interim Police Chief
• James Galeas Fulltime officer
• 2 part time officers

Contact

• Phone: 413-339-4335 Ext 4
• FAX: 413-339-5371
• Other: Shelburne Control 24/7 Dispatch Number: 413-625-8200

• FOR EMERGENCY DISPATCH PLEASE DIAL 9-1-1

  If you wish to speak with an officer, please leave a voicemail at our station and we will return your call as soon as possible. For other non-emergencies please contact Shelburne Control Dispatch at 413-625-8200.

  To reach the Chief of Police by email – policechief@townofcharlemont.org

Mailing Address

• Charlemont Police Department
• P.O. Box 251
• Charlemont, MA 01339

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Responsibilities

Emergency Notification and Public Interest Message System

Emergency Notification and Public Interest Message System Deployed for Charlemont

The Town of Charlemont has deployed an Emergency Notification and Public Interest Message system that uses a telephone calling system to alert residents and business in town of an emergency situation that may impact our area. The number for the town hall, 339-4335 will show up on caller id units. Please do not call the town hall for more information.

In an actual emergency, you would be instructed on what to do and who you should contact for more information.

FIREARMS LICENSING

To apply for or renew your Massachusetts L.T.C. or F.I.D., we hold public office hours every Tuesday from 6pm to 8pm. Please bring your completed application and payment (cash or check made out to “The Town of Charlemont”). Please see the link below for more information.

YOU CAN NOW APPLY OR RENEW ONLINE THROUGH THE MIRCS UNIFIED GUN PORTAL. *You will still need to submit payment in person. New applicants will need to be fingerprinted in person during public office hours. The new online portal will NOT ask you for money.

Apply for or renew a firearms license | Mass.gov

License to Carry Firearms	$100	each
License to Carry Firearms - retired law enforcement officers	$25	each
Firearms Identification Card	$100	each
Firearms Identification Card - applicants under 18 years old	$25	each

If you cannot make it to scheduled office hours, please leave a voicemail at the station and we will work to schedule appointments on a case-by-case basis.

DEERFIELD RIVER INFORMATION

OPEN ALCOHOL CONTAINERS ARE PROHIBITED BY LAW in all public spaces and spaces accessible to the public along the river in town. The Town of Charlemont has additional by-laws that include a fine of up to $300 for violations.

Charlemont is home to one of the most beautiful, and busiest sections of the Deerfield River. Every year thousands of people come to the river to enjoy swimming, boating, rafting, tubing and fishing. We ask that all river users and visitors to the area respect our natural resources. There are very few public trash receptacles along the river. When it comes to trash - IF YOU CARRY IT IN, CARRY IT OUT. Penalties for littering can include steep fines and a potential suspension of your driver’s license.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES-

Fife Brook Dam (controls Charlemont’s section of the Deerfield River) release schedule and information-

Fife Brook - Safe Waters by Brookfield Renewable N.A.