The Bar Harbor Police Department’s primary mission is to protect and serve our community to the greatest extent possible, to protect life and property, and to prevent crime by delivering the best possible law enforcement services.
Our patrol division operates 24/7, and our dispatch office is staffed daily from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM at a minimum. To enhance public safety, we maintain redundancies between Mount Desert and Bar Harbor facilities and federal radio frequencies.
The combined staff of the Bar Harbor Mount Desert Police Department includes:
- 21 full-time sworn officers (5 in Mount Desert & 16 in Bar Harbor)
- 7 dispatchers (3 in Mount Desert & 4 in Bar Harbor)
- A Dispatch Supervisor (Mount Desert)
- A Mental Health Liaison (Mount Desert & Bar Harbor)
- A Harbormaster Assistant (Bar Harbor)
- An Animal Control Officer (Mount Desert & Bar Harbor)
- Several seasonal staff for parking enforcement and cruise ship activities