Located in the Northwestern part of Middlesex county, with a population of 11386, the Town of Groton at 32.54 square miles boasts the largest area in the county. The GPD patrols 107 miles of maintained road. The purpose of this site is to present matters of public interest for the Town of Groton, including its many residents, businesses and visitors. We encourage you to submit your questions, comm
ents, and concerns, but please note this is a moderated online discussion site and not a public forum. Once posted, the Groton Police Department reserves the right to delete or hide submissions that contain:
(i) vulgar, profane, or obscene language/images; (ii) personal attacks of any kind; (iii) Comments or content that promote, foster, or perpetuate discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, genetics, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or intellectual disability or sexual orientation
Further, the Police Department also reserves the right to delete or hide comments that are: (i) spam/repeated comments or include links to other sites; (ii) clearly off topic from the original post; (iii) advocate illegal activity; (iv) promote particular services, products, or political organizations; (v) infringe on copyrights or trademarks; (vi) Information that may compromise the safety, security or proceedings of public systems or any criminal or civil investigations (vii) use personally identifiable medical information; We recommend you not share any of your medical information on our pages. Additional Information:
Closing comments: Groton Police reserves the right to close comments at any time as social media platforms permit. Banning: If there are three or more comment violations by one user per county account, then Groton Police Department reserves the right to ban user participation on that account if platforms permit banning. Platform rules: Social media platforms may take their own action to remove comments or ban users based on the platforms’ policies, not Groton Police. Groton Police is not responsible for those actions. Platform assistance: Groton Police reserves the right to utilize select automated tools provided by some social media platforms to assist with managing comments. Video disclaimer: Groton Police is not responsible for the content provided on “related” and “promoted” videos that are accessible from social media video channels. All viewers should note that these related videos and comments expressed on them do not necessarily reflect the opinions and position of the Groton Police or its officers and employees. Archiving: All posts and comments are archived, including deleted comments. Private messages: Many social media platforms provide a non-public way to contact official Groton Police social media accounts, however, those conversations are public records and subject to Massachusetts freedom of Information Act requests. Please note that the comments expressed on this site do not reflect the opinions and position of the Groton Police Department or its officers and employees. If you have any questions concerning the operation of this online moderated discussion site, please contact the Public Information Officer at [email protected]
