Police Department
Portland Police Department - Portland CT
The Portland Police Department is located in the Portland Buck-
Foreman Community Building at 265 Main Street. The Department is
staffed by Eleven full-time police officers: Captain Scott Cunningham,
Sergeant James Kelly, Detective Dan Knapp, Officer James Capello,
The Dispatch function is provided through the Middletown Communications Center based upon an interlocal agreement with the City of Middletown. Contact numbers for Police Services in the Town of Portland are as follows:
EMERGENCY CALLS - DIAL 911
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Non-Emergency requests for Records/General Information: 860-342-6780 (Portland Police Dept.)
Non-Emergency requests for police: 860-347-2541 (Middletown Dispatch Center)
Mission Statement
The mission of the Portland Police Department is to protect the life and property of its citizens in order to assure a superior quality of life. The Police Department strives to accomplish this by providing security and reliability to the public through just and unprejudiced law enforcement, partnerships within the community, and innovative problem solving.