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Laconia police expand foot and bike patrols, add liaison officers for chronic problem properties; department highlights accreditation progress
Summary
The Laconia Police Department reported increased walking and mountain-bike patrols, a new liaison-officer initiative to address squatter houses and other quality-of-life problems, high engagement at National Night Out and progress toward CALEA accreditation.
LACONIA, N.H. — The Laconia Police Department said it has increased visible patrols downtown and started assigning liaison officers to recurring quality-of-life problem sites, and officials described a well-attended National Night Out and progress toward higher accreditation standards.
Chief Steve Canfield said the department performed 193 park walk-and-talks and 584 extra patrols in July, a 154% increase over the same month last year when the comparable figure was 280. He said the department has been doing "high visibility walking patrols in the entire downtown area as well as high visibility mountain bike patrols" and that the downtown area is showing improvement.
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