The Candia Police Department reported that recruits are in formal academy training with several weeks still to go and that certified field training officers will mentor them when they return.

Police also described community outreach efforts: officers participated in Project Safeguard (a seventh- and eighth-grade leadership and substance-awareness day) and juvenile-justice programs intended to increase school engagement. The department highlighted critical-incident stress-management (CISM) training for peer support among first responders.

Chiefs briefed the board on operational statistics: the department recorded 633 calls for service in the month, six arrests, and several ongoing investigations. Animal-control responses totaled 25 (including 13 loose-dog incidents), and the department noted several open investigations tied to social-media complaints.

The police chief warned about a circulating “phishing” text message purporting to be from motor-vehicle authorities demanding toll payments. The department advised residents not to click links and to report any scams; officers said residents can file complaints with the FBI’s IC3 (ic3.gov) and should contact the Candia Police Department for help verifying suspicious messages.

Board members asked about traffic enforcement and advisory signage on Patton Hill Road; the chief clarified the difference between regulatory speed limits (black-on-white regulatory signs) and advisory yellow warning signs and said enforcement focuses on unsafe or reckless operation rather than advisory speeds.