Police report: slight rise in thefts but overall decrease in part‑2 crimes; staffing and grants noted

Chief Greenblatt presented the Q3 public safety report and walked the board through trends in crime and traffic enforcement. He said, “For part 1 crimes, compared to 2025 and 2024, we're slightly up in part 1 crimes for New Garden. They were all thefts,” and described a year‑to‑date call total of about 1,928 and traffic citations totaling 279 so far this year. Chief Greenblatt also reported detective clearance rates and noted the department will upload a full quarterly report in the coming weeks.