Heroin Summit, Nov 5th At Sturgeon Bay High School Auditorium

HEROIN SUMMIT

November 5^th

6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

FREE

Heroin Summit 2

Sturgeon Bay High School Auditorium

Triangular Approach

Prevention/Education/Enforcement

Join us for an informational summit on Heroin and our community.  WBAY, news anchor, Sara Thomsen will share what she is seeing when she is out reporting the evening news.  Bridgette will be sharing “A mom’s story” after tragically losing her daughter to this epidemic. We will wrap up with Jon Gilson from the Sheriff’s Department as he will talk about “What is Heroin and the Effects it has on the Body”

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Trick or Treat Hours and Safety Reminders

Halloween is Saturday, October 31, 2015. Trick or Treating hours will be from 3PM to 6PM. We urge all who are trick or treating to follow some of these brief safety tips:

1. Be familiar with the neighborhood you trick or treat in. Go only to homes with a light on.
2. Go in pairs. There is safety in numbers.
3. Look both ways before crossing the street. 
4. Make sure your child's costume can be easily seen at night. Decorate it with reflective tape so motorists and others can easily see them.
5. Try to avoid having the child wear a mask with their costume or make sure the mask allows them to have a complete field of vision. Most masks limit the child's ability to see well and could be a factor in causing them to trip or run into low objects. 
6. Don’t eat candy that is not securely wrapped, or better yet, have a parent or older brother or sisters inspect the candy before eating it. 
7. Motorists please remember to watch out for frequent pedestrian traffic.

We hope everyone has a safe and "spooktacular" Halloween!

Michigan Bridge Closed to Vehicle Traffic

Michigan Street Bridge will be closing to all vehicle traffic due to the lights being stuck on red. The D.O.T. has been notified. The bridge will remain open to pedestrian traffic.

Sturgeon Bay Police Seatbelt Grant Results

The Sturgeon Bay Police Department has completed their 2015 Seatbelt High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) program, which is funded through a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Safety. During this year’s grant, Sturgeon Bay Police dedicated two officers to traffic enforcement. The majority of the shifts were four hours, along with some two hour shifts that focused on afternoon school zone safety. The deployments occurred between May 1 and September 30. 

The traffic enforcement results were as follows: 

• 289 traffic stops were made during 158 hours of deployments. 
• Officers averaged a traffic stop every 33 minutes. 

• 189 traffic citations were issued for:
• 140 Seatbelt
• 21 Speeding 
• 5 OAR (operate after revocation) and OWS (operate while suspended) 
• 1 Open Intoxicants
• 2 Vehicle registration 
• 20 Miscellaneous violations (i.e.: stop sign / no insurance) 

• 145 traffic warnings were issued for:
• 100 Speeding 
• 12 Vehicle registration 
• 17 Vehicle equipment 
• 16 Miscellaneous violations 

• 2 non-traffic arrests from the stops: 2 Warrants (criminal adult & juvenile)

Non-Emergency Phone Number Down

Currently the police department's non emergency number 920-746-2450 is currently down. Please use 920-746-2416 for all non emergency calls until the issue is resolved. If you are calling in a emergency please dial 911 to be linked to a Door County 911 Dispatcher.

Hit and Run

 

On September 18th at 3:12 am there was a vehicle struck in front of a residence on 18th Avenue.   The suspects' vehicle left light blue paint transfer where it struck the victim's car.  The suspects’ vehicle should have moderate to severe front passenger side damage.   If you have any information, please contact the Sturgeon Bay Police Department at 920-746-2450. 

Ask A Cop

 

Have you ever had a question for a cop and you were afraid to ask or weren’t sure where to go to ask?  You can email your question to policedept@sturgeonbaywi.org and the question will be answered and posted on the blog.  There will be an “Ask a Cop” blog posted weekly or bi-weekly on the blog, depending on how many questions are received.  It will list the question from the public along with the answer from a cop.