Fairhaven Police Department

Our goal at the Fairhaven Police Department is to serve the citizens of Fairhaven and those who choose to visit our beautiful community. We strive to make Fairhaven a safe and welcoming town now and for generations to follow.

The Fairhaven Police Department is a full service law enforcement agency bordering Acushnet, Mattapoiset, New Bedford, and the Atlantic Ocean.

This page is not monitored 24/7

For emergencies dial 911

For all other calls requiring a police response please call 508-997-7421

Fairhaven Police Department Facebook Page Terms of use:

This is the official Facebook page of the Fairhaven Massachusetts Police Department. This page was created to provide people who live and work in Fairhaven and those with an interest in the Fairhaven Police Department access to information about the department and a way to interact with the Fairhaven Police Department.

This page is monitored and managed by the members of the Fairhaven Police Department. It is not monitored 24/7



This page is a limited public forum with the following conditions. Posting on this page constitutes acceptance of these terms:

· This page is not for reporting emergencies. For emergencies the best way to get assistance is by calling 911

· This page is not for reporting crimes. To report a crime, call the Fairhaven Police Department at 508-997-7421 or 911 if it’s an emergency.

· If you post information related to a crime on this page, you will be placing yourself in the position of becoming a witness to a crime. You could subject yourself to subpoena and possibly endanger yourself or others.

· “Friending” between Fairhaven Police Department members and citizens does not indicate endorsement of that person’s actions or comments.

· Comments posted by others on the Fairhaven Police Department Facebook page are not to be considered the opinion of the Fairhaven Police Department. The Fairhaven Police Department does not endorse any third-party comments on this page.

· The Fairhaven Police Department reserves the right to remove and/or block anyone who posts inappropriate material as determined by the Fairhaven Police Department Facebook Page managers.

· The Fairhaven Police Department does not allow posting of photos or videos by anyone other than members of the Fairhaven Police Department.

· If you have photos or videos you’d like to share on this page, please “private message” us.

· For more information about Fairhaven Police Department please visit fairhavenpolice.org


The Fairhaven Police Department welcomes a person’s right to express his/her opinion and encourages posters to keep comments related to content on this page. The Fairhaven Police Department reserves the right to remove any comments that are inappropriate or offensive, including comments that:

• defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or violate the legal rights of others

• include racism, hatred, slander, threats, obscenity, violence, vulgarity

• spam or advertising

• could harm the safety or well-being of one of our employees, including personal attacks

• are off-topic

• have personal information about another person or that violate a person’s privacy,

• include copyrighted material that belong to another person

• contain links to inappropriate websites