Police and Fire Services
The main police station is located in the heart of Downtown, at 805 Bedford Street. A substation is located on Atlantic Street.
The Stamford Fire Rescue Department's Fire Station's # 1 and 5 serve the neighborhood. Fire Headquarters, or Fire Station # 1 is located on Main Street, in the heart of Downtown, while Fire Station # 5 is located on Washington Boulevard, in the Woodside neighborhood, just north of Downtown.
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