ADAMS, Mass. — The Selectmen appointed Officer Dakota Baker on Wednesday as a full-time patrol officer.
"He has got a good head on his shoulders, and he takes a great pride in being a police officer," Police Chief Richard Tarsa told the board. "It is with great joy that I to welcome Dakota Baker to the ranks of the Adams Police Department."
Baker was brought on as a reserve officer in April, he said, adding he has never seen an officer progress so quickly and take advantage of opportunities.
It was a team effort training Baker and many different officers had a hand in showing him the ropes, Tarsa said. Even his brother, Josh Baker, who is also on the force.
Tarsa said he has known Baker since he was a little kid and he has always been community orientated.
"I have seen him grow and mature, and he has always wanted to be a police officer and he has always been community orientated," the chief said. "He wants to give back to the town of Adams and what better way than to be a police officer."
The Board of Selectmen welcomed Baker to the force and congratulated him.
"Congratulations and thank you," Chairman Jeffrey Snoonian said. "If this is what you want to do with your life and give back to your home town that is awesome."
Baker said he looked forward to serving his community.
"Thank you again," Baker said. "This is my home town and I am looking forward to serving it."
In other business, Mazzucco said the Memorial Building will soon be totally cleaned out and then retested for mold.
Because of concerns of mold in the building and whether it should be occupied, the Selectmen had asked that it be tested again.
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Adams Welcomes New Officer; Appoints Housing Authority Board Member
By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
Officer Cole Desroches recently graduated from the Police Academy.
ADAMS, Mass. — The Selectmen welcomed the newest member of the Adams Police Department, Officer Cole Desroches, on Wednesday evening.
Desroches graduated from the Police Academy on March 22 in the top tier in his class. He's currently in the field training program and assigned to Sgt. Curtis Crane. He attended Hoosac Valley High School and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
"He's going to serve and protect the town of Adams very well," said Crane, who with Sgts. Matthew Wright and Gregory Onorato stepped in to introduce the new officer while Chief R. Scott Kelley was on vacation.
"We don't often get an opportunity to kind of talk about, frankly, some of the positive things that are happening in town and one of the many things that I feel are positive with are the Adams Police Department," said Town Administrator Jay Green. "We are right now at full staff. We have a full complement of officers. We have a chief who just resigned a three-year contract. ... We have four very capable sergeants (including Donna Malloy)."
The force consists of the chief, the four sergeants, a full-time detective and 11 patrol officers. It also has a new position in Cpl. Joshua Baker who is responsible for training and keeping staff equipped.
"We're on the cutting edge of ensuring that we have proper training in a very changing environment with law enforcement," continued Green. "And we have a nice complement of officers and we have a well-respected detective who handles some very complicated cases."
He called out the half-dozen officers who attended the meeting for the work they're doing as well as the K9 unit.
Desroches graduated from the Police Academy on March 22 in the top tier in his class. He's currently in the field training program and assigned to Sgt. Curtis Crane.
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