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Police chief highlights ‘Just in Case’ recovery, School Street speed data and National Night Out plans
Summary
Police Chief Dana Flanders credited the department's 'Just in Case' program for a quick recovery of a missing vulnerable adult, presented School Street speed and citation data, and previewed National Night Out on Aug. 5.
Police Chief Dana Flanders told the Board of Selectmen that the department's "Just in Case" program helped locate a vulnerable adult who went missing last week: the department sent a BOLO to other agencies, posted an e-alert on the town website and social media, and recovered the person within about an hour.
Flanders described the program as a resource for families caring for adults with dementia or Alzheimer's and urged residents to enroll so the police can distribute pictures and alerts quickly. "It worked," Flanders said, and encouraged community enrollment.
On traffic enforcement, Flanders provided data from School Street: a speed trailer logged about 1,324 vehicles per day in the eastbound 7199 zone; the posted limit in the measured area is 30 mph and the average speed recorded was 33.7 mph. Of roughly $9,800 in citations written this year department-wide, $2,114.20 is attributable to School Street, making it one of the busiest enforcement locations after Route 106.
Flanders also previewed National Night Out, set for Aug. 5 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. He outlined confirmed participants and programming, including vendors (Dudley's Ice Cream), the New Hampshire Fire Marshal's Office hazard house, New Hampshire Homeland Security Emergency Management, New Hampshire State Police equipment, Merrimack County agencies, New Hampshire Fish and Game canine demonstration, the New Hampshire Liquor Commission fatal-vision goggles, and mental-health outreach groups such as the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Alex Antics.
The chief said summer call volume and traffic have increased and that the department remains busy; he closed by asking whether selectmen had questions and noting he still needs to attend two nonpublic sessions on personnel matters.
No formal decisions were made; the chief supplied data for selectmen and asked the board to continue outreach for community enrollment in the missing-person program.
