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Hampstead police report: December enforcement and crash statistics
Summary
Chief reported traffic and crime statistics for December including five investigated crashes (four minor), selective enforcement operations, citations and arrests, and training activities.
The police chief summarized December public-safety activity, including traffic enforcement, citations, arrests and training.
The stat update matters to residents tracking local public safety and to council oversight of the police department.
The chief said officers investigated five crashes in December, four of which were minor; one incident occurred in the 42 Circle. Speed signs were deployed at three locations for a total of 30 days. The chief reported 11 selective enforcement operations over six and a half hours that resulted in 21 citations and 10 warnings; overall traffic enforcement produced 285 citations and 286 warnings.
On crime reporting, the chief listed one assault, one domestic-related assault, three disorderly-conduct incidents, seven DUIs, two frauds, one harassment and two thefts. Arrests included two charged with disorderly conduct, one charged with assault, one arrested for a domestic-related assault and seven DUIs. Traffic-related arrests also included four uninsured drivers, one suspended driver and three unlicensed drivers.
The chief described officer training in preliminary-breath-test instruction, critical incident aftermath, TASER recertification, child-abuse detection, implicit-bias awareness and human trafficking. He also noted community events such as Shop with a Cop and participation in Wreaths Across America.
No formal council action was reported in connection with the chief’s report.
