3/18/09 - Press Release
The Seward Police Department is pleased to be the recipient of a Decatur Radar/Message Trailer. The trailer was recently purchased by the City with grant funds awarded by the Alaska Highway Safety Office (AHSO).
The radar/message trailer will be placed in various areas throughout Seward including school zones and neighborhoods.
It will post the speed limit, and will display the approaching motorists speed. During its placement the trailer will collect data on number of vehicles, including top speeds, average speeds over the speed limit, and time of day with the highest number of speeders. The trailer will be placed at a location for multiple days to properly analyze traffic patterns, including week day traffic patterns, and weekend traffic patterns for that area.
A media broadcast via radio and newspaper will announce the upcoming trailer placement, and that following its removal, the Seward Police will actively enforce those zones, targeting speed violators. The local media and Alaska Highway Safety Office will receive quarterly reports highlighting AHSO sponsorship, goals, activities, and results.
Along with traffic enforcement the trailer will be utilized for special events, street maintenance and emergency services in an effort to keep our neighborhoods and roadways safe.
Every 15 Minutes Program was held on April 27th and 28th
On April 27th and 28th, 2009, the Seward Police Department took a proactive step in educating our youth about making mature decisions when alcoholic beverages are involved. The Every 15 Minutes program is a two day program focusing on high school student which challenges them to think about drinking, driving, personal safety, and the impact their decisions have on family, friends, and many others.
The two-day Every 15 Minutes program is very dramatic and emotional – and purposely so. Teenagers are constantly reminded about the choices they have to make involving alcohol and how many others are affected by their decisions. They know the intellectual statistics. However, many teens share the belief it will never happen to them.
This powerful program is designed to create an awareness among students that they are not invincible. This program helps open the emotional doors, and it addresses a problem most teens do not know exists. They experience first hand how their actions affect the lives of so many other people.
The police department and school officials chose the last week in April, between Prom and graduation, so that the message will be fresh in student’s minds when faced with alcohol decisions. The effectiveness of the program will be measured by participant surveys and community feedback.
For more information on the program, please see the website at:
every15minutes.com
7/23/10 - Congraduations to two of our employees - Patrol Officer Alan Nickell and Dispatcher Tammy Antonson on their marriage. Good Luck.
8/01/10 - Goodbye to Dispatcher Clare Sullivan who will be leaving and will be going to work again at Spring Creek Correctional Center as a probation officer.
The Seward Police Department is pleased to be the recipient of a Decatur Radar/Message Trailer. The trailer was recently purchased by the City with grant funds awarded by the Alaska Highway Safety Office (AHSO).
The radar/message trailer will be placed in various areas throughout Seward including school zones and neighborhoods.
It will post the speed limit, and will display the approaching motorists speed. During its placement the trailer will collect data on number of vehicles, including top speeds, average speeds over the speed limit, and time of day with the highest number of speeders. The trailer will be placed at a location for multiple days to properly analyze traffic patterns, including week day traffic patterns, and weekend traffic patterns for that area.
A media broadcast via radio and newspaper will announce the upcoming trailer placement, and that following its removal, the Seward Police will actively enforce those zones, targeting speed violators. The local media and Alaska Highway Safety Office will receive quarterly reports highlighting AHSO sponsorship, goals, activities, and results.
Along with traffic enforcement the trailer will be utilized for special events, street maintenance and emergency services in an effort to keep our neighborhoods and roadways safe.
Every 15 Minutes Program was held on April 27th and 28th
On April 27th and 28th, 2009, the Seward Police Department took a proactive step in educating our youth about making mature decisions when alcoholic beverages are involved. The Every 15 Minutes program is a two day program focusing on high school student which challenges them to think about drinking, driving, personal safety, and the impact their decisions have on family, friends, and many others.
The two-day Every 15 Minutes program is very dramatic and emotional – and purposely so. Teenagers are constantly reminded about the choices they have to make involving alcohol and how many others are affected by their decisions. They know the intellectual statistics. However, many teens share the belief it will never happen to them.
This powerful program is designed to create an awareness among students that they are not invincible. This program helps open the emotional doors, and it addresses a problem most teens do not know exists. They experience first hand how their actions affect the lives of so many other people.
The police department and school officials chose the last week in April, between Prom and graduation, so that the message will be fresh in student’s minds when faced with alcohol decisions. The effectiveness of the program will be measured by participant surveys and community feedback.
For more information on the program, please see the website at:
every15minutes.com
7/23/10 - Congraduations to two of our employees - Patrol Officer Alan Nickell and Dispatcher Tammy Antonson on their marriage. Good Luck.
8/01/10 - Goodbye to Dispatcher Clare Sullivan who will be leaving and will be going to work again at Spring Creek Correctional Center as a probation officer.