Community Programs

Child Car Seat Installation: The Bath Police Department provides free installations of child car seats. We currently have two officers certified to install them.  If you are interested, please contact Sergeant Devin Hook or Corporal Ryan Kaake and make an appointment.

Good Morning Program:  If you are an older adult 60 years or older, disabled and live alone in Bath, then this is a perfect free program for you! This program allows you to call in every morning between 8am and 10am to check in.  If we don’t hear from you, we will call or stop by to make sure you are okay.  Learn more: Good Morning Program Application

Project Lifesaver: Project Lifesaver is a 501 (C)(3) community-based, public-safety nonprofit organization that provides law enforcement, fire/rescue, search-and-rescue (SAR) teams, caregivers, and others with a program designed to protect and, when necessary, quickly locate individuals with cognitive disorders who are prone to the life-threatening behavior of wandering.Citizens enrolled in Project Lifesaver wear a small transmitter on the wrist or ankle that emits an individualized frequency signal. If an enrolled client goes missing, the caregiver notifies their local Project Lifesaver agency, and a trained emergency team responds to the wanderer’s area. The first responders will then use the client’s individualized frequency to locate the position of the individual. The City of Bath Police Department visits each enrolled person once a month to change the battery on the device and check in with that person's family or caregivers. This frequent check-in allows our first responders to know how to best approach the client once found, and allow them to be brought back to safety. To enroll in this program, reach out to the Bath Police Department at (207) 443-8339 or by e-mail at msmall@cityofbath.com.

Police Volunteers Program: The Bath Police Department utilizes volunteers to enhance existing police services and improve the efficiency of the organization. The Police Volunteers program is for citizens who wish to volunteer their time as non-sworn, non-paid members of the Department. Volunteers do not have any authority or duties that would consider them a police officer. They assist the department in non-law enforcement related tasks oriented towards our community policing efforts. Some such tasks are assisting with gathering data, such as traffic/speed studies, conducting property checks, assisting with parades or Heritage Days, Safety Day, or other community policing events. There is an application process and background check required for potential volunteers. Once selected, volunteers received training before being assigned volunteer tasks.  

Police Volunteers Program Application

Police Volunteers Program Handbook

Sand Buckets for Seniors:  The Bath Police Department's "Sand Buckets for Seniors" program is made possible by the generous donation of buckets from local hardware stores and sand from Bath Public Works. If you or someone you know are a Bath resident, 65 or older and would like some sand for their walkway call our receptionist at 443-5563.

For more information on any of these community programs, contact Deputy Chief Michelle Small at (207) 443-8339.