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Houlton Police Department

Issued duty weapons, ammunition and attachments, from public sources. Every entry is dated and confidence-rated.

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What gun does the Houlton Police Department carry?

The Houlton Police Department's current duty pistol is the Glock G45 (9mm Luger), per official agency or government records.

Type
Local police
Location
Houlton, Aroostook, Maine
Entries
1 current · 1 previous
Last verified
Oct 9, 2026

At a glance

CategoryCurrent primary issueConfidenceEntries
PistolsGlock G45Who else issues it →Official source1
Rifles / CarbinesNot yet sourced—
ShotgunsNot yet sourced—
Precision / Sniper RiflesNot yet sourced—
SMGs / Pistol-Caliber CarbinesNot yet sourced—
Duty AmmunitionNot yet sourced—

Loadout

How the current duty weapons are configured, per the sourced entries below. Optic and light models are shown only when a source names them.

Duty pistol

Glock G45

Official source
Glock G45 (model photo)Model photo
Shown: Glock G45 (model photo)
Issued configuration
Pistol
Glock G45
Caliber
9mm Luger
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced
Replaces
Smith & Wesson Handgun (model not stated)

Source: Town of Houlton

  • Main photo: GLOCK G45 shown with a Trijicon RMR red dot and Streamlight TLR-8 A light mounted. “Glock45custom.pga” by Davidh1988, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (background removed). Our edit is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photos are model or representative photos from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr (Creative Commons), U.S. government public-domain sources and our own photos, not this agency's own equipment. Accessory photos are separate images, never edited onto the gun.

Pistols1 current

Glock G45 (model photo)

GLOCK G45 shown with a Trijicon RMR red dot and Streamlight TLR-8 A light mounted. Photo: Davidh1988, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (background removed). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Glock G45

Official source
9mm LugerPrimary duty
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 9, 2026

Purchased in 2023 according to the town's 2023 annual report (published 2024).

The Town of Houlton's 2023 annual report states that the police department purchased Glock G45 handguns to replace its aging weapons.

Not yet sourced for this agency

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Previously issued

  1. Smith & Wesson Handgun (model not stated)Pistols · Primary dutyReliable secondary
    In use as of September 2022 (.40 caliber); replaced by Glock G45 handguns purchased in 2023. · The County reported in September 2022 that the department was using Smith & Wesson .40-caliber pistols (model not stated) and was trialing Glock firearms as replacements. The town's 2023 annual report records the purchase of Glock G45 handguns to replace the aging weapons. .40-caliber Smith & Wesson; model not stated.
    The County (Houlton Pioneer Times)

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Corrections & change log

  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): The County (Houlton Pioneer Times)
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Town of Houlton

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