2012 Budget Process Underway Please Click Here to track the 2012 budget process for the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department. Are You And Your Family Prepared For an Emergency? WASHINGTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is encouraging Americans to take advantage of the March 13 time change for Daylight Savings as a reminder to ensure their families are prepared for a possible emergency. A few simple steps like checking smoke alarms, developing a family communications plan, and putting an emergency kit together can go a long way toward keeping families safe.
“No matter how much the federal government, the state, or local officials do to prepare, we can’t do it alone – individuals and families must do their part to be ready in case of an emergency,” said FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate. “The public is the most important member of the nation’s emergency management team, and so I encourage everyone, as they spring forward this year, to also take a few minutes to check their smoke alarms and talk through what your family would do during an emergency.”
Information on preparing for emergencies can be found at Ready.gov. Steps include developing a communications plan to ensure family members know how to get in touch with each other during an emergency, putting together an emergency kit, and staying informed of potential risks. It’s important to remember that an emergency could be a large scale catastrophic disaster, or a smaller-scale event like a car accident or house fire.
In addition to visiting Ready.gov, the United States Fire Administration is encouraging families to ensure their homes are equipped with working smoke alarms. A working smoke alarm significantly increases your chances of surviving a deadly home fire so it’s important to test alarms regularly and keep them properly maintained. This includes checking the manufacture/expiration date on the label, replacing the batteries, and cleaning dust away from the slots so that smoke can enter freely.
For more information about home smoke alarms and fire sprinklers, please visit: www.usfa.dhs.gov/smokealarms. Help Police Fight Crime! How Do I Help?
Visit the Chaska Police Department's web blog at http://www.cpdvideos.blogspot.com to view surveillance video images. If you recognize an individual in the photos, please comment! You can comment anonymously. All comments will be reviewed, and will never be published on the website. Just click the “comment” tab under the photo.
Chaska Police Department personnel will forward the information to the correct law enforcement agency for follow up. Inhalant Abuse Information for Parents
Inhalant Abuse: What You Should Know is an ADULTS-ONLY online training for parents and other caring adults developed by the New England Inhalant Abuse Prevention Coalition and the Massachusetts Northeast Regional Center for Healthy Communities. If you would like to learn about the dangers of inhalant abuse, how to talk to your kids about it, and ways to get more information and help, go to www.inhalantabusetraining.org/learn-national.html
Uniform Hennepin County Curfew Law
The South Lake Minnetonka Police Department would like to remind kids and parents that the Hennepin County Curfew law must be observed, and will be enforced by the SLMPD.
The law dictates the following by age:
Under 12 -9:00 PM weekdays, 10:00 PM Friday and Saturday
12 to 14 – 10:00 PM weekdays, 11:00 PM Friday and Saturday
15 to 17 – 11:00 PM weekdays, midnight Friday and Saturday
Exceptions are as follows:
The juvenile is accompanied by a parent/guardian or other responsible adult, is engaged in lawful employment or is going to or from work, is involved in an emergency situation, is going to/attending/returning from an official school, religious, or other activity sponsored and/or supervised by a public entity or civic organization, is on an errand at the direction of a parent/guardian, or is on the boulevard or sidewalk abutting the property of the juvenile’s residence.
The complete ordinance can be viewed on-line at www.co.hennepin.mn.us.Click on “Ordinances” under the “Reference” section and go to ordinance 16.
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Free Gun Locks Available The South Lake Minnetonka Police Department is dedicated to keeping children safe from firearms. In partnership with Project ChildSafe, the SLMPD has free gun locks available for residents of Excelsior, Greenwood, Shorewood, or Tonka Bay.More...
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