The Washington County Fraternal Order of Police: Lodge #40 was founded in 1983 by Charter members: Robert Craig, Jack Shippee, John Trammell, Thomas Sharkey, Raoul Lefebvre, Vaughn Ballard, Dave Blackington, Ronald Fortune, Lorin Newell and Kevin Gallup. Thirty-nine (39) years later the members of the Charlestown Police Department have re-invested ourselves into the community we serve with public events and fundraisers. Taking ourselves into the 21st century is only one way which we are striving to serve our communities better.