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PROGRAMS
Here are
some of the programs that the Udall Police
Department are currently involved with or working on starting
 
Project
Childsafe
FREE GUN LOCKS
Project-Child-Safe (PCS) is the nation’s largest and most
comprehensive firearm safety education program. PCS is
dedicated to education firearm owners on proper handling and
storage techniques. Designed to make homes with firearms safer
and prevent needless accidents, PCS is funded by a $50 million grant
from the U.S. Department of Justice and managed by the National
Shooting Sports Foundation. WEBSITE
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CERT
(Community Emergency Response Teams)
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program helps train
people to be better prepared to respond to emergency situations in
their communities. When emergencies happen, CERT members can give
critical support to first responders, provide immediate assistance
to victims, and organize spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site.
CERT members can also help with non-emergency projects that help
improve the safety of the community. NATIONAL
WEBSITE - Cowley
County CERT
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Operation
Life Saver
Operation Lifesaver is a national, non-profit
education and awareness program dedicated to ending tragic
collisions, fatalities and injuries at highway-rail grade crossings
and on railroad rights of way. To accomplish its mission, Operation
Lifesaver promotes 3 Es:
Education, Enforcement, Engineering WEBSITE
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Neighborhood
Watch
This
is a program of residents working with the Police Department for a
safer community. It's not just a program to report suspicious
activities and crime, but a program designed to confront and resolve
safety problems within the neighborhood. These problems can include
abandoned cars, deteriorating housing, loitering, littering, drug
abuse or sales, etc.
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Citizen
Police Academy
The Udall Police Department Citizen Police Academy
is an exciting multi-week program designated to give citizens of Udall
a working knowledge of the functions of their Police Department. Citizens
who attend the Academy will explore various areas of law enforcement
through classroom discussion, demonstrations, tours, and hands-on
experience. Participants will receive a reservation to ride
along during a shift with a Udall Police Officer, in order to observe
law enforcement functions under actual field conditions.
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Crime
Stoppers
involves local businesses working together to provide A cash reward to
anonymous persons with information which led to the arrest and
indictment of the person(s) responsible for felony offenses.
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National
Night Out
National Night Out is designed to Heighten crime and drug prevention
awareness; Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime
efforts; Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community
partnership; and Send a message to criminals letting them know
neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
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Bicycle
Safety
This program is designed to teach children the importance of riding a
bicycle safely on our town streets. Through discussion the children
learn the "rules of the road" to help them become safe
riders.
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Business
Watch
This program is designed to get businesses involved in
working together on programs of mutual assistance to prevent crime.
The businesses are trained to recognize and report to the police
suspicious activities that occur in their business community.
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ID-A-Kid
This program assists the parents of young children in
establishing a permanent record of their child's fingerprints. The
record would be available to law enforcement should the child become
lost or reported missing. Officers assist in taking children's
fingerprints which are placed on a fingerprint card and given to the
parent or guardian.
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Home
Check
This
program is designed to provide the home owner with an overall view of
the physical security of their home and property. Officers work with
the home owner to identify potential problem areas at their residence,
both inside and out, that could be inviting to a criminal. The officer
will discuss the different types of locks and burglar alarms
available, and how to utilize interior and exterior lighting to deter
the common criminal.
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Halloween
Safety
This program is primarily offered to individuals and emphasizes
Halloween Safety by educating the public on how to dress and prepare
their children for the potential dangers that are encountered during
the Halloween season.
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Red
Ribbon Campaign
The Red Ribbon Campaign is a national program designed to educate the
public about the dangers of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drug use.
Through education, prevention efforts, and community mobilization, the
National Red Ribbon Campaign gives individuals the opportunity to
celebrate that they are proud to be drug free.
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