Besides being the sole administrator of the department, Scott is a patrol officer, juvenile officer, detective, and qualified as a police instructor on a host of subjects including the department firearms instruction.  He holds a degree in Business Science/Business Management from McIntosh College.

Chief Young lives in Strafford and is married with five children and three grandchildren.

Lieutenant Michael Richard

Lt. Michael Richard was hired in 1997 as a part-time officer.  He left Strafford at the end of 1998 to become a full-time officer in Barrington, where he graduated from the New Hampshire Police Academy in March 1999.  In September of 2002, we were able to “steal” him back from Barrington as a Sergeant for Strafford.

Mike holds a degree in Criminal Justice from the New Hampshire Technical College.  He has passed several accident reconstruction investigation courses at the Police Academy and is a certified accident Reconstructionist as well as a member of the Strafford County Accident Reconstruction Team.  A sworn Strafford County Sheriff’s Deputy, Mike is also a state-certified firearms instructor for both handguns and rifles.  His duties include supervisor, patrol and detective and evidence officer.

Mike lives in Strafford with his wife and son.

Sergeant Randy Young

Officer Randy Young served in the US Army and prior to becoming a Police Officer, was a Paramedic in Prince William County, Virginia where he earned one of Virginia’s highest awards for bravery.  He started as a part-time officer in Strafford in August 2002 and was promoted to full-time service in January 2006.  He attended the New Hampshire Police Academy in 2007.  Randy also became the department’s first K-9 Officer with his partner Caisson.  Other duties include patrol, investigations and supervision of the fleet maintenance.

Randy lives in Strafford with his wife and daughter.

Officer Bryant Scott

Officer Bryant Scott was added to the full-time staff in October 2007.  He attended the New Hampshire Police Academy in 2008 and is assigned to patrol and investigations.

Bryant has lived in town almost his entire life, graduating from Dover High School in 1987.  He spent four years in the US Army and prior to joining the police department, worked in the construction field, most recently for Howse Foundation located here in Strafford.  Bryant is currently a state certified firearms instructor and the department’s Taser instructor.

 Bryant lives in Strafford with his son.

Officer Donald Laliberte

Officer Donald Laliberte was hired in April 1996.  Prior to coming to Strafford, Don attended the full-time New Hampshire Police Academy and was a full-time member of the Lee NH Police Department from 1989 to 1994.  From there he took a job in the private sector as a field investigator for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, where he still works.  From 1994 to 1995 Don worked as a part-time officer for the Town of Barrington.  While Don’s primary responsibility is patrol, his investigative skills are an asset to the department.

Don lives in Candia, NH with his wife and two children.

Officer John Bernard

Officer John Bernard is completing his B.S. in Computer Information Systems at UNH Manchester.  John currently lives in Hampstead and began his law enforcement career in 2008 working with the New Hampshire Marine Patrol for 3 years before coming to the Strafford Police Department.  He attended the NH Part-Time Police Academy in 2009, and graduated from the NH Full Time Police Academy in April of 2013.

Officer Christopher Dustin

Officer Chris Dustin was hired in 2011 as a part-time officer.  He attedned the part-time police academy in Concord, and graduated in May of 2012 with the 261st class. Chris is currently an active patrolman at the police department and has been a member of the Strafford Fire and Rescue since 2007, where he served as EMS coordinator and is a certified EMT-I.  Chris also works at the NH Fire Academy as a program tech. 

Chris lives with his family in Strafford.

Administration Assistant Mary MacFadzen

Mary has been employed as the department administration assistant since 1999.  Mary is also a certified part-time police officer; however she is not a patrol officer.  Mary has a degree in criminal justice from
St. Anselm College, and is retired from the Strafford County Sheriff’s Office, where she was a dispatcher from 1978 to 2004.

Mary lives in Barrington with her husband Brian.