HAMPSTEAD — Hampstead recognized the last class of the town’s police department Tuesday night in a formal ceremony.
Bagpipes greeted about a dozen former members of the department just after a town council meeting.
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The town had a police department until it was merged into what became the SPVM — Montreal’s police department.
The department may have been in a tiny suburb of Montreal, but some of its work was very serious.
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During the FLQ Crisis, for example, the department uncovered two unexploded bombs.
“Most of our work was prevention, not solving crimes,” said Craig Stephens, who was a lieutenant in the department.
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