Trinidad police report: September calls steady; county adds grant‑funded problem‑oriented deputies

Lieutenant Josh McCall delivered Trinidad’s public safety report on Oct. 14, saying September calls for service in the city were slightly higher than August but showed no single anomalous spike.

McCall reported 57 calls for service in September for Trinidad proper (up from about 55 in August). The most common call types were patrol checks and general town patrols (about 11 each), with a handful of transfers to other agencies, public assists, unwanted‑subject calls, hang‑ups to 911, juvenile issues, suspicious person/vehicle calls, one domestic violence call, one missing person call, and a recovered stolen vehicle. McCall said felony and misdemeanor investigations across the greater Trinidad area were up over the previous month but that call totals overall in the greater area were down by roughly the mid‑teens.

McCall also announced the county has started a grant‑funded “problem‑oriented policing” team: two deputies whose primary assignment will be to work problem locations — often addresses linked to drug activity or an opioid nexus — and concentrate attention where patrol resources cannot sustain long‑term presence. McCall characterized the program as grant‑funded and intended to complement other units such as drug‑task forces when appropriate. Councilmembers thanked officers for service and noted generally positive public interactions and response times.

No specific policy actions or council votes were associated with the report; the council accepted the briefing and had a brief question‑and‑answer period with Lieutenant McCall.