Meet Our Team

Chief Alexander Hutchins

  Chief Alexander Hutchins has been in Law Enforcement 22 years. He began as a part time officer in 2000 and became a full time police officer in 2001.  His career at the Plymouth Police department began 20 years ago as a Patrolman, F.T.O., Sergeant, Captain, Deputy Chief and in September of 2021 he became the newest Plymouth, Chief of Police.

   Chief Hutchins also holds a degree in Criminal Justice.

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Deputy Chief Nathan Buffington

Deputy Chief Buffington started his career in 2005 with the Thornton Police Department. In 2006 he transferred to the Tilton Police Department serving as a Patrol Officer and then Police Prosecutor before transferring into Investigations in 2008.  Deputy Chief Buffington was promoted to Detective Sergeant in 2014 and remained in that role until January of 2021 when he transferred to the Plymouth Police Department.  While serving with the Tilton Police Department, Deputy Buffington was also assigned as the Assistant Commander of the Belknap County Drug Task Force.  Deputy Buffington was promoted to his current position in October of 2021.  In addition to his current duties he is also a Forensic Polygraph Examiner,  a member of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, the DEA Clandestine Laboratory Team and sits on the board of directors for the Central New Hampshire Community Opioid Response.

Deputy Chief Buffington also holds a Bachelors’ degree in Sociology with a minor in psychology.

Lt. Michael J. Clark Prosecutor

 Lt. Michael Clark has been a Police Officer in the Plymouth area for 38 years, having begun his career with the Plymouth Police Department in 1982.  He then served 24 years at the Plymouth State University Police Department before retiring and returning to Plymouth PD as Prosecutor.
  Lt. Clark is a graduate of Granite State College and The New England Polygraph Institute and currently serves as President of the New England Association of Police Polygraphists.  The Plymouth Police Department’s  Prosecutor’s Office provides Prosecution services for Plymouth, Hebron, Groton Police Departments as well as the University of Plymouth Police.

Supervisors

Patrol Division

Administration

Jessica Harrington

Administrative Assistant to the Chief

Vanessa Plant

Administrative Assistant to the Prosecutor

Tobias Paddock

Parking Enforcement

Communications

Communications Coordinator Dean Chandler

Communications Supervisor
Erin Smith

Communications Specialist
Melissa Kierstead

Communications Specialist
Michael Wheeler

Communications Specialist
Emily Rempelakis

Communications Specialist
Karen McComiskey

Communications Specialist
Amy Trask

Charger our K-9 Officer