Webster Police Department

Webster, Massachusetts, police describe their mission as preserving the peace, safeguarding lives and property and easing the fear of crime in partnership with residents. The Patrol Division covers the town around the clock on three eight-hour shifts, each supervised by a sergeant, answers calls routed through the communication center and runs specialized patrols on Webster Lake. A Services Division, overseen by a lieutenant, covers detectives, scene work and evidence, school resource officers, records and animal control. Detectives take cases by priority, process scenes for forensic evidence that goes to the crime lab, and serve on a regional South Worcester task force targeting drugs and crime. The Records Division acts as liaison to the District Court and answers records requests as M.G.L. c. 66, § 10 directs, while the licensing officer handles License to Carry applications, which begin online through the state portal. An animal control officer answers lost-pet calls, bite investigations and rabies quarantine questions. Community policing programs include Hoops for Hope summer basketball, held at the Boys & Girls Club serving Webster and Dudley, and a Junior Police Academy with ride-alongs. Level 3 sex offender notices are posted under M.G.L. c. 6, §§ 178C to 178P.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Webster CDP, MA has an estimated population of 12,300.