Belmont
Police Department
460 Concord Avenue
Belmont,
MA 02478
617-993-2501
Richard J. McLaughlin,
Chief of Police
News Release
Family
Safety Day
Contact Lt. Richard J. Santangelo
617-993-2552
Date: 5/13/2008
For Publication and Immediate
Release
(Belmont, MA). This
past Saturday the Belmont Auxiliary Police again sponsored and
ran their annual Family Safety Day, (formally Child Safety Day),
at the Belmont High School. The primary attraction of the event
was the MYChip Program run by the Masons. At the end of the day
121 children of all ages were fingerprinted, videotaped and had
a dental DNA impression taken, with all the items given to the
parents for safe keeping. There were also displays in the
cafeteria from a variety of departments in town such as the
Police, D.A.R.E., Fire Dept., 911 Communications, Health Dept &
Animal Control, and C.E.R.T. In the parking lot there were
vehicles and personnel from the Belmont Police Dept. and the
Middlesex Sheriff’s Office including their Mobile Command
Center. The Days Inn race car and team also came for the day.
There were displays on personal safety including the popular
Operation Lifesaver display and video on safety at railroad
crossings. There were lots of free handouts including pamphlets
with all kinds of information, tee shirts, coffee mugs, bike
helmets, gun locks, and more. This all happened as the mascot
for the event, Buckle-Up Bear, made the rounds keeping the kids
entertained. The Auxiliary Police have run this event every
spring for many years and advertise it for several weeks
beforehand.
