Detective Sergeant George T. Cayer

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Position: Detective Sergeant

Radio Callsign: Rumford 7

Primary Assignment: Criminal Investigations Division

Serving since: Serving since: Hired by Rumford PD in 1982. Left to served at the Oxford County Sheriff's Department until 2016 when I returned to Rumford PD. 

Specialties / Responsibilities:  Investigation of major crimes; child sex crimes and physical abuse, child pornography, violent felony assaults, robberies, felony property crimes, and serious fatal crash investigations. Involved in all serious drug trafficking investigations locally and outside the Rumford area. Present cases to Grand Jury for Indictment. Manage teletype, outside details with Federal partners, the LESO 1033 program (Law Enforcement Support Office for equipment). Concealed weapons background checks.

Personal Message:  "If you see something, say something." With today's technology it is extremely easy to assist us in our goals to keep Rumford safe, we have online tip-line and a statement form which can be filled out from our webpage. Everyone has a smartphone, if you can utilize it safely or a photograph  will assist us in our investigations. 

Hobbies/Interests: Hunting. Fishing. Trapping. Camping. FAMILY.

Passion: It is all I have known since high school. It was always a passion of mine even before I graduated. Look at my "goals and objectives" in my high school yearbook! Trying for over 42 years to make a difference. A large focus for many years was OUI enforcement, having arrested over 1000 drunk drivers in my career; I am sure it saved a life or two.

Personal Information:  Married for 35 years; 2 daughters and 2 grandchildren.

Additional Information:  I would ask the public in our great State of Maine not to get caught up in the defunding of the police movement. Presently we at Rumford PD have a challenging time keeping up with our caseloads. At times I am aware that one officer on one shift will have over a dozen calls for service. This makes policing a reactive job and not a proactive job as it once was. Defunding the police, budget cuts, or not keeping up with other agencies who have a much better pay scale will just hurt our community, welcoming more crime and drugs to poison our children. When I started doing policing in Rumford in the early 1980's Rumford PD had a Chief, Captain, two Lieutenants, 4 sergeants, 8 patrolman, a court officer, secretary, and parking enforcement. Times have changed for sure. 

Credential Status:  

Status:  Active - Full Time

18 USC 926B Status:  Qualified

TSA LEO Flying Armed Trained:  Yes

Restrictions:  None