The Waterford Police Department covers approximately 33 square miles of land in southeastern Connecticut including the village of Quaker Hill.  Adjacent to the City of New London, the town of Waterford Police Department also covers several areas of water, including the Thames River, Niantic River and Long Island Sound.  The town of Waterford, with a population of approximately 20,000 residents, features numerous commercial developments, several beaches, the Eugene O’Neill Theater, Harkness State Park, Millstone Nuclear Power Plant and the Waterford Speedbowl racetrack.