Durham Police Captain Discusses Safety, Transparency and the Importance of Community Outreach

By: Valerie Reynolds

Outlets: The New Hampshire

Published: May 22, 2026

Words: 971

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Durham Police Captain John Lavoie adopts an optimistic outlook on law enforcement, despite many critical perspectives in the media. While Lavoie agrees there are flaws in law enforcement, he refuses to let that impact Durham.

Some of the most common complaints Lavoie receives from his patrol officer stem from the idea that it's a horrible time to be a police officer because people are dissatisfied with police behavior. Lavoie doesn’t think that this negative …

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