YARMOUTH – During a special ceremony Tuesday at Yarmouth Police Headquarters during evening shift roll call at 3:30PM, the men and women of the Yarmouth Police Department officially recognized the last shift and retirement of Yarmouth Police Department Patrol Officer Albert J. Sprague after 27 years of part-time and full-time service.
Patrol Officer Sprague began his career with the Yarmouth Police Department as a Reserve Police Officer in June 1990 and since then has served in many capacities. Some of them were:
- Patrol Officer
- Police Dispatcher
- Records Division Officer
- Motor Vehicle Enforcement Team Officer
- Field Training Officer
- Citizen Police Academy Instructor
- Bike Patrol Officer
- School Resource Officer
- Directed Enforcement Team Officer
- Crisis Negotiation Unit Member
- Elder Services Liaison Officer
- First Aid and CPR Instructor
- Citizen Police Academy Instructor
Prior to becoming a member of the Yarmouth Police Department, Patrol Officer Sprague served as a Police Officer in the Dennis and Brewster Police Departments and as a Law Enforcement Specialist in the United States Air Force.
In addition to attending numerous local and national specialized training programs, Patrol Officer Sprague has also earned numerous awards. Some of them are:
- Reserve Police Officer of the Year 1993
- Police Officer of the Year 1995
- Police Officer of the Year 1997
Sprague’s family includes his wife Judy and his daughter Amy, and his two sons Stephen and Christopher who both followed the footsteps of their father and served bravely in the United States Armed Forces.
