2025 ALSTEAD POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT
2025 continued the busy trend of the last few years, with our department handling 979 calls for service.
Our top Calls for Service (CFS) for 2025 are as follows:
· Follow Up to a CFS or Incident 62
· Suspicious Incidents 42
· Assist other Agencies 42
· Animal Complaints 35
· Welfare Checks 33
· Emergency Medical Assist 26
· Neighbor Disputes 22
· Community Policing 21
· Harassment 20
· Langdon CFS 19
· Manner of Operation 16
· Pistol Permit 16
· VIN Verification 16
· Protection Order Served 14
· Alstead School Assist 13
· Civil Issues 13
· No Trespass Order 13
· Mental Health Assist 13
· Motorist Assist 13
· Scams and Fraudulent Activity 13
· Records Request (91A) 12
· Theft 12
· Unwanted Subject 12
· Confidential Investigations 11
· Disturbance 11
· Juvenile Issues 10
· Motor Vehicle Crashes 10
· Fingerprint service 10
· Assist Other Jurisdiction 8
· Civil Standby 8
· Criminal Threatening 8
· Subpoena Served 8
· Domestic Disturbance 7
· Illegal Dumping 7
· Vandalism 7
· Sexual Assault 3
Some of these calls for service take only a few minutes, but many take hours, days, weeks, or months to resolve, including some that require time in court. In addition to our 979 CFS, our department also initiated 244 Motor Vehicle Stops. We respond to approximately 85% of all calls for service that occur in Alstead. NHSP or other agencies cover the balance.
The Alstead Police Department provides community outreach and services to town residents. Events like Drug Takeback Day, Trunk or Treat and the Christmas Tree Lighting are all very popular. Services include Fingerprinting, Car Seat Fitting/Evaluation, and Bicycle Helmet Fitting. We can confidentially provide contact information to external resources for mental health, welfare, domestic violence victim support, and more. If you have any questions or would like more information about these and other services, please call 603-835-6277. All calls and meetings with our department are confidential.
A huge thank you to Alstead Highway, Alstead Fire and EMS, and to our mutual aid departments: the Cheshire County Sheriff’s Office, the Walpole and Marlow Police Departments, and the NH State Police, who cover our town when we are not on duty. In addition, I would like to thank our Select Board members, the Town Office Administrator Misty Gratacos, Town Clerk/Tax Collector Julie Bacon, and Select Board Office Assistant Sharon Iozzo for their continued support of our department's goals over the past year.
THANK YOU to our amazing team: Office Administrator Penny Gendron, Corporal Wendy Underwood, and part-time Officer Jonah Merkle for all your hard work every year. Our town is fortunate to have you all working here!
If anyone has any questions about the department, police work in general, or just wants to say “Hi”, please stop by to visit us. We look forward to seeing you!
Respectfully,
Stephen D. Murrell
Chief of Police
