Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Police Operations topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Police chief reports rise in calls, one recruit to academy and new trainings planned
Summary
Loudon’s police chief reported 11,731 calls for service year‑to‑date (up from 9,670), increases in arrests and motor vehicle stops, one recruit entering the academy Jan. 6, and upcoming active‑shooter and cryptocurrency fraud training partnerships.
Police Chief Dana Flanders told the Select Board the department logged 11,731 calls for service this year, up from 9,670 at the same point last year, and provided several other year‑to‑date comparisons: 76 arrests (up from 65), 1,253 motor vehicle stops (up from 874) and 80 accidents (down from 93).
Chief Flanders said the department has one recruit, Officer Bailey, who passed the entrance physical‑training test and will start at the academy on Jan. 6. "He'll be starting the academy on January 6," the chief said, adding that because of prior training the officer should be operational soon after graduation.
The chief also said he will meet school staff at Benjamin Franklin Academy in January to brief faculty on active‑shooter scenarios and that the department has partnered with Concord PD for a February training on cryptocurrency fraud investigations.
The chief urged residents to "keep an eye out for porch pirates" and to be vigilant with package deliveries. The board thanked department staff for work through difficult weather and staffing challenges.
