SUFFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT – August 2025

REASONS 911 Hang-Up Abandoned VehicleAnimal Complaint Animal ImpoundArsonAssault/FightAssist CitizenAssist MotoristBackground InvestigationBody FoundBreach of PeaceBurglar Alarm BurglaryCar SeatCell Block CheckCivil MatterCommunity Policing – SchoolCommunity Policing ContactCVS Drop BoxDirected PatrolDisorderlyDomestic DisturbanceDrone UseDUI/Erratic Operation Escort TransportFingerprintsFire Dept. Box/Hazmat/Still/Confirmed/StructureFirearms SurrenderFollow UpFraudGeneral InformationHarassmentHazardous Condition Identity TheftIndecent Exposure/Sex OffenseIntoxicated PersonJuvenile MattersLarcenyLost/Found PropertyM/V Accident No Injury/Injury/Evading MedicalMentally Disturbed PersonMissing Person/RunawayMotor Vehicle PursuitMotor Vehicle TheftMotor Vehicle ViolationNarcotics ViolationNoise ComplaintNotificationOccupational AccidentOutside AssistParking ViolationProperty CheckPursuit ReviewRobberySexual AssaultSubpoena ServiceSudden DeathSuicide AttemptSuspicious ActivitySuspicious PersonSuspicious VehicleThreateningTown OrdinanceTraffic Control/School TrafficTrainingTrespassingUse of Force – AdminVandalismWarrant ServiceWelfare CheckTOTAL: 1,860# OF CALLS2326500034101012201021870112713018127250063831720141616938000251023019176500100119418009013410120

Larger Pail for Food Scrap Recyclers

If you’re filling your countertop food scrap bin too quickly and making frequent trips to the town dumpster, Sustainable Suffield’s six-gallon pail with a locking lid could be the solution, according to Co-chair Anna-Kristin Daub-Murphy. It measures 13 ½” diameter at the top, 12 ¼” diameter at the bottom and 13 5/8” tall with the lid locked on.

Clean-up in Suffield

In mid-May, Suffield High School Junior Katie O’Hara and her friend Leigha Johnston cleaned up trash on a one-mile stretch of the Connecticut River bank. Her parents helped.

Crowdfunding Campaign for Trees

$6,000 crowdfunding goal to receive matching grant from Sustainable CT’s Community Match FundThe Trees for Suffield Initiative is Planting for Tomorrow by replenishing Suffield’s historic tree canopy through a 10-year planting plan. Continuity relies on the replacement of the old trees with new young trees.

Captain’s Corner: Campus Fire Safety

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), September and October are the peak months for fires in dormitory properties, with cooking being the main cause of these fires.

Suffield Farmers Market

Marjorie Rollet Begin of Merry Mite Wild Gardens offers “tried and true, like Grandma grew…” a little bit of everything including pottery, flowers, plants, annuals, shrubs, fresh eggs, garden sculptures, etc. Farmers Market abundance for all.