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No Cash Accepted

Personal or Bank Checks Only
Checks Payable to the "Town of Ashland".

Alarm Billing

ARTICLE II § 77-17 of the Ashland Town by-laws states the following:

"If a burglar alarm in any commercial, industrial or residential structure is falsely activated more than three (3) times in a calendar year, the owner, lessee or individual in charge of that structure shall be liable for a fine of fifty dollars ($50.) for the forth alarm, and $100.00 for the fifth and subsequent false alarms."

The Ashland Police Department mails out alarm billings on the 1st of each month unless the 1st falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, reminder notices are not mailed out.  Payment is due within 30-days.

A letter will be sent with the following months invoice requesting the "past due" amount to be paid upon receipt.  If payment is not received the Ashland Police Department will notify your alarm company regarding the delinquency, and response to all alarms will be ceased until payment in full is made.

Click here for a residential alarm registration form.

Click here for a commercial alarm registration form

Attention business owners and managers: 

Please provide the Ashland Police Department with updated emergency contact numbers in the event that we need to get in touch with you or an employee after hours. 

Official forms can be obtained at the station, or you can just fax the following information to 508-881-5243: 

• Business name

• Address

• Phone number

• Fax number

• 1st, 2nd and 3rd Person to contact in the event of any emergency.

Crash Reports

 Blank Crash Reports can be picked up at any police station or by visiting the State's website using the following link:

Blank Crash Reports   Instructions on how to complete a crash report

 Be sure to fill out the report completely.

 1.  Indicate the date and time on the front side.

 2.  Make sure to SIGN the bottom of the accident report.

Invalid or incomplete forms may be returned or rejected by the department or the Registry of Motor Vehicles.

Fill out the crash report in triplicate, or make photocopies.

Send the original to the Registry of Motor Vehicles.

Send a copy to your insurance company, and to the police department in the town that the accident occurred in.  

Keep a copy for your own records.

For a copy of a Crash Report send a written request along with a self addressed stamped envelope and a check or money order in the amount of $5.00 to 

Ashland Police Department 

Attn: Records 

137 Main Street 

Ashland, MA  01721

Note: There is a $5.00 charge for a copy of all crash reports. 

Fingerprinting

Call ahead to make sure that there is an Officer available to assist you.

Finger Printing - $10.00 --By Appointment Only.

Please Contact Immigration and Naturalization for I.N.S. Fingerprinting.

On-Line Forms

IMPORTANT: Many of the applications and forms found on this page were created with Adobe Acrobat. In order to view these files, you need to install the Adobe Acrobat Reader software on your system. Acrobat Reader is available free from Adobe.

Police Report Request Form

House Check Form: Print and complete the form and return to the Ashland Police Station at 137 Main Street.

Registry of Motor Vehicles Change Of Address  Instructions on how to complete change of address

Lost License Plate  Instructions on how to complete lost plate

Door-to-Door Solicitor Information

Soliciting Permits $10.00

Hawking and Peddling Permits are available at Town Hall

Town of Ashland, MA 

Town By-law

Chapter 215, Article II

Soliciting

§ 215-11 License required.

It shall be unlawful for any solicitor or canvasser, as defined in this Article, to engage in such business within the Town of Ashland without first obtaining a license therefore in compliance with the provisions of this Article.

§ 215-14 Application for license; Applicants for a license shall file with the Chief of Police a written application signed under the penalties of perjury.  At the time of filing the application, each applicant shall pay a fee as set by the Town Meeting to the Town of Ashland.  Upon  receipt of the application, The Chief of Police shall investigate the applicant's reputation as to morals and integrity, the Chief of Police shall approve or disapprove the application and notify the applicant of his decision.  in the event that the application is approved, a license shall by issued.  Any applicant shall have the right to appeal the Board of Selectmen.

§ 215-16 Badge.

Solicitors and canvassers when engaged in the business of soliciting or canvassing are required to display an identifying badge issued by the Chief of Police, by wearing said badge on an outer garment.

§ 215-17 Enforcement.

Each licensee is required to possess an individual license.  The police officers of the Town of Ashland shall enforce this Article.

§ 215-19 Revocation of license.

The Chief of Police is hereby vested with jurisdiction over the revoking of licenses.

§ 215-22 Violations of penalties.

Any person violating any provision of this Article may be arrested and punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.) for each and every offense.

 How to protect yourself

     Local police and the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs offer these tips for protecting yourself from door-to-door scam artists:

  ►  Don't open the door. If you don't want to confront a solicitor, don't answer when the doorbell rings. 

  ►  Don't let them in the house. Once you have opened the door, do not let them in. If they are criminal, letting them in gives them the chance to see where you keep your money and valuables. And even if they are just trying to sell something, getting them to leave will be very difficult. 

  ►  Never let anyone in if you are alone. 

  ►  Ask to see credentials, and check them. Solicitors and the companies that employ them must register at local police headquarters. If you are interested in what a door-to-door solicitor is selling, ask them to come back. In the meantime, check the person and their company with local police, and on the Internet. 

  ►  If the solicitor arrived by car, or was dropped off, note the car make and plate number. This information can be valuable if thefts occur in your home or a neighbor's. 

  ►  Shop around. Magazine subscriptions can be far less expensive when bought via a mail-in card in the magazine itself, or even online. 

  ►  If you have any regrets after purchasing, state law gives consumers three day to cancel an order placed with a door-to-door solicitor. The order form should include this information, and an address for sending the cancellation. 

  ►  If solicitors are bothersome, post a "No Soliciting" sign on your door. Anyone who solicits anyway can be prosecuted after a verbal warning. 

     Visit www.travelingsalescrews.info for a long list of individual criminal incidents involving specific door-to-door sales firms.

   ( Cathy Flynn can be reached at 508-434-8593 or at cathfly@aol.com. )

Please be advised that the above mentioned company American Community Services & G.O's Innovators and Legacy 's Sales were not permitted to obtain solicitor permits in Ashland.

All Other Reports

Reports awaiting court dates are not available thru the police department.  You have to obtain the report through the District Attorney at 508-872-4141..

Reports other than accidents, are $1.00 per page if mailed, and .50 cents if picked up. 

We cannot accept cash for reports.

Send mail to mvinciulla@ashlandpd.org with questions or comments about this web site.
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