Chester NH Police Department

10/28/2026

Officer Gacek, who is also our DARE instructor at Chester Academy, did the Trunk or Treat on Thursday. There was a NeeDoh raffle that apparently had 3x more entrants than expected 😵‍💫Lots of handwriting. Luckily, Ofc Gacek has pretty okay penmanship. 😅

DON’T FORGET! This Saturday from 6-8pm, CPD members will be handing out candy in front of Town Hall and will be in costume, walking up and down Chester Street, shaking hands, kissing babies. Say hi! Say stuff like, “I didn’t do it!” Or, my favorite, “ohhh great, the fun police.” Also, “you wore the same outfit! How embarrassing!” Get creative! They love it. 👀
-139, Kirsch

10/27/2026

Good afternoon and happy Tuesday! No break-ins, no crashes last week. Just a ton of phone calls regarding things that didn't warrant pulling case numbers, thankfully. We did have some fighting neighbors, which happens, and we assisted the NH ICAC team with traffic as they executed their warrant last Thursday. We're happy to have been doing a lot of facilitating lately, both between citizens and between other agencies.
I am no longer allowed to post the website log link because Facebook limits us to two links a month 🤪As always, it can be found on the Town of Chester website under Police Department.
-139, Kirsch

10/23/2026

A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS:
DEA Drug Take Back Day is tomorrow 10/24 from 10-2pm at the Transfer Station. If you have any questions, check the DEA website, linked below, for the FAQs, OR if you want to find a different location to drop your items off tomorrow in your travels. There are drop off sites all over the state.
https://www.dea.gov/takebackday

AND - Officer Sarah Gacek is providing a 4 week women's R.A.D. self defense class in the Chester Town Hall annex building in November. It's a once a week class and space is limited. If you are a lady or know one who would benefit, and you want to try it out, email Ofc Gacek at [email protected] to sign up or get further info!
Below is a little info on the R.A.D. system of self defense.
https://www.rad-systems.com/about_us.html

The drug overdose epidemic in the United States is a clear and present public health, public safety, and national security threat. DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day reflects DEA’s commitment to Americans’ safety and health, encouraging the public to remove unneeded medications fro...

10/19/2026

Good morning and happy Monday! We had one minor crash Raymond Rd at Old Sandown Rd, a 16 year old drunk driver (not related to the crash), some harassment, some theft, some vandalism, and (unfounded) animal cruelty.

THIS COMING SATURDAY 10/24, from 10-2pm at the Transfer Station, CPD will be hosting DEA Drug Take Back. Bring your unused and unwanted prescriptions to the officer's posted next to the recycling barn, and they will package it up for destruction. The link below can answer many questions for you AND tell you what should just be flushed.
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/disposal-unused-medicines-what-you-should-know/drug-disposal-fdas-flush-list-certain-medicines

Also, the log: https://www.chesternh.org/1281/Police-Logs
Take care,
Kirsch 139

10/14/2026

Happy Wednesday to everyone except the guy who rummaged through all those cars Monday night. Last week we had, not only a car crash into a bus picking up kids on Haverhill Rd, but also summonsed someone who passed a school bus on Derry Rd while the lights were on and the stop sign was out. A witness brought proof in to the station and we issued the summons to the driver after they admitted to passing the bus. This is currently a violation level offense, but in 2027, this will become a class B misdemeanor with a loss of license and we're here for it.

Take care out there and the full log is linked below.
-139, Kirsch
https://www.chesternh.org/1281/Police-Logs

10/13/2026

Good morning. No log quite yet as we've been busy taking theft reports from 3 families so far, involving 5 or 6 cars. Folks have lost wallets, keys, and backpacks with laptops. The cars were located at houses in the Raymond/Fremont bordering streets: we're talking Hanson to Fremont Rd. CHECK YOUR VEHICLES and call us if you have experienced a loss or property damage, OR you have potential footage. 🙏 603-887-2080 or [email protected]

10/09/2026

***ROAD OPEN***
Car vs school bus, Haverhill Rd at Ruth Ray Rd, NO INJURIES.

10/08/2026

**10/8 EDIT: ALL SET AND OPEN!**
DETOUR ON FREMONT RD
Chester Highway is setting up equipment to remove some trees on the corner of Fremont Rd and Shepard Home Rd. Traffic will be diverted up Shepard Home and down Pheasant Run for about 3 hours.

10/08/2026

10/8 EDIT: BACK OPEN!!
DETOUR ON LANE ROAD FOR A FEW HOURS!
Chester Highway Department has a large crane parked across Lane Rd near Cashmere Gardens ( #119) for tree removal. The detour takes folks around Knowles Mill Rd, so you CAN still get through. Customers of Cashmere Gardens can access the property from the Raymond Rd side. They will let me know when it's back to normal and then they'll be closing Fremont Rd at Shepard Home Rd in the afternoon.
-139, Kirsch

10/05/2026

Corporal Kehoe has been practicing his presentation on us. Please check out his final version tomorrow evening if you want to know more about E-bikes and bring your questions! 6pm at Chester Academy!
*Grades 5-8 will hear the presentation during an assembly in the morning*

🚲 E-Bike & Bicycle Safety Parent Information Night 🚲

Chester Academy is excited to partner with the Chester Police Department to help our students and families learn more about safe and responsible E-Bike and bicycle riding!

On Tuesday, October 6, the Chester Police Department will be presenting an E-Bike & Bicycle Safety Assembly to our students in grades 5–8 during the school day.

We will then continue the conversation with a Parent Information Night that evening at 6:00 PM at Chester Academy.

Families will have the opportunity to learn more about:
🚲 Safe riding practices
🚲 E-Bike and bicycle rules and responsibilities
🚲 Helmets and other protective equipment
🚲 Important safety considerations for young riders