Dover Police selected as Big Brothers Big Sisters 2021 Partner of the Year

posted on 12/17/2021

Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire selected Dover Police Department as its 2021 Partner of the Year.

Chief William Breault said he was “humbled and honored” for the department being selected.

“Our team of ‘Bigs’ here at the Police Department is truly an amazing and selfless group,” Breault said. “I couldn’t be any more proud of them and the work that they are doing with the Bigs and Badges program. They are also doing a great job getting their coworkers to join the program and become Bigs.”

Dover Police has partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters since 2019. Currently, five officers, including Chief Breault, are meeting and mentoring their “Littles.” The involvement, called “Bigs with Badges,” is part of the department’s overall focus on community outreach.

Breault said he was surprised by how beneficial it’s been to become a Big Brother. “Meeting with my little is often the best part of my week and has helped me reset from the craziness and stress that is part of my regular job,” Breault said. “It has helped keep in focus why I became a police officer so many years ago: to make a positive difference in people’s lives.”

The Police Department will be formally honored at a virtual ceremony in 2022.