I am writing this letter in response to several requests to a series of use of force questions involving police officers that are circulating around the country. It is my hope that by proactively providing the following answers to these questions that the citizens of Nashua will have confidence that it's police department is following law enforcement's best practices involving the use of force and the overall treatment of the citizens we deal with.

The responses to the following questions are all derived from the Standard Operating Procedures and the Rules and Regulations of the Nashua Police Department. The Nashua Police Department follows the best practices in law enforcement developed by the Commission on Law Enforcement Accreditation, Inc....