New Concord chief of police says he wants to increase recruitment

New Concord chief of police says he wants to increase recruitment

New Concord chief of police says he wants to increase recruitment

The city of Concord has a new police chief, and it's someone who has served the city for the past 20 years.

Barrett Moulton joined the Concord Police Department in 2006 and has served as the department's interim chief for the past year.

He said he is taking on the new role at a turning point for the Concord Police Department. Moulton hopes to work on alleviating some of the department's struggles, including staffing, saying that recruitment and retention within the department have been lingering issues.

He also said new resources are needed within the department to keep up with advancing technology. He said calls take more time, making it harder to get officers out on the street for routine work, such as directing traffic.

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Above all else, Moulton said he is just proud to serve the city he loves.

"New Hampshire's a great community for law enforcement," Moulton said. "We're a really tight community. With it being the capital, it makes us a little bit different, of course, but it's really the people here. I think Concord's got really big support from our community. It makes working here better."

In his first year as chief, the department hopes to be able to move into a new headquarters that's under construction on Bouton Street in Concord. Moulton said he hopes the new building will draw in more recruits.