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Bulverde police report: calls down 8% in 2025, crashes up 19% and two fatalities
Summary
Chief Haefer told the City Council that calls for service in 2025 fell about 8% from 2024 while investigated incidents and arrests fell sharply; however crashes increased 19% and the department reported two traffic fatalities. He urged attention to state roadways and described staffing and program changes.
Chief Haefer presented Bulverde’s January 2026 monthly statistics and the police department’s 2025 annual report to the City Council, saying the city logged about 1,266 calls in January and nearly 14,700 calls for service in 2025 — an 8% drop from 2024. He said incident reports, which reflect matters that rise to investigative level, declined roughly 26% year‑over‑year, and arrests fell about 39% (from 281 to 171)."We had a lot of questions and policy review this year," Haefer said, adding that staffing shortages and time spent training new…
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