heather: -- amy: chief leonard wetherbee has been a cop for more than 40 years most of his career spent in massachusetts. he' s been at the helm in moultonborough for nearly 4 years and is a bit surprised at the attention his decision to join paari is garnering. >> we' re not trying to invent anything. we' re trying to look at what' s out there. amy the acronym stands for : police assisted addiction and recovery initiative started by the gloucester mass. police chief earlier this year. >> what it isn' t it isn' t a , discipline that you have to sign on to. it isn' t a program that we' re pledging to. amy according to the paari : website,the mission is to save lives, get help for people suffering with the disease of addiction, and share resources with other police departments. it comes down to a data base and a mind set. >> we are not putting 100% of arrest addicts. we' re putting our resources into trying to save addicts lives. amy criticism is already rolling : into the chief' s office. not everyone believes compassion and decriminalization are the answer. but the chief says the two ar