Westfield Police Department

The Westfield Police Department is an accredited law enforcement agency and an accredited Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) and Public Safety Dispatch Point (PDSP.) The department is staffed by 63 full time sworn officers and 25 civilian employees who support its mission of protecting life and property, enforcing the law fairly and impartially, and preserving the peace and safety of the community. Westfield is the birthplace and childhood home of renowned cartoonish Charles Addams, creator of The Addams Family. Each October, the town celebrates its famous native son with a month-long Charles Addams festival that transforms the community. Local landmarks, including homes on Elm Street and Dudley Avenue, are believed to have inspired the iconic mansion featured in The Addams Family.