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MEETING NOTICES: Board Of Directors: The next meeting is at the call of the president. LOOKING BEYOND THE TRAFFIC TICKET: Four men were arrested in Fall River, Mass., during a traffic stop with a bag containing the hands of two murder victims. Two of the men committed murders and the other two were helping them dispose of the body parts. The gruesome murder scene was in Providence, R.I., where the two victims were found dead. The motor vehicle stop and subsequent arrest occurred when a patrolman saw beaded necklaces and air fresheners hanging from the rear-view mirror. He stopped the driver for having an impeded view and saw the box with its ghastly contents. Defense attorneys are hollering foul saying the stop was illegal. But because the violation was obvious and the alert cop "looked beyond the traffic ticket," the lawyers may have to switch their thinking and claim it was a "profile stop" instead of damn good police work!
NEWS FROM DMV: Pat Scheffer reported the following at our last meeting. DMV is in the early stages of Tinted Window Application Legislation. The film must be applied by an approved installer
and identified with a sticker on the window. The law only applies to people requiring the tint for medical reasons.
101 DAYS OF SUMMER SAFETY PROGRAM: The kick-off of The Division of Highway Traffic Safety 101 Days of Summer Campaign is on Thursday, May 24, 2001. The theme this year is "Walk Safe New Jersey." The event begins at 11:00 AM at the Riverfront Baseball Stadium, Newark, NJ. Colonel O'Hagan planned an excellent event complete with morning and noon refreshments, celebrities, and entertainment. Please make a special effort to attend and show police support for this important life saving summer program. Reservations are not required, just show up! LEGISLATIVE STUFF: Copies of proposed legislation are available at our meetings. DEFENSIVE DRIVING INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSES: All courses begin at 0845 and
end at 1600. Vineland Police Department - May 15,16,17 The fee for the course is $225.00 per student. For more information, call 908-272-7712.
Don't forget the 17th Annual Mid-Atlantic Safety and Loss Control Expo June 5,6,7, 2001 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. Call 908-272-7712. As of April 3, 2001, there were 154 fatalities recorded on NJ roads compared to 149 during the same period in 2000, AN INCREASE OF 5 BODIES.
During this period, there were 91-driver deaths, 30-passengers, 28-pedestrians, 03-motorcycle drivers,
00-motorcycle passenger, and 02-pedacyclists. There were 154 fatalities in 145 crashes. OLDER BABY BOOMERS DOMINATE MOTORCYCLE FATALITY RATES: Statistics show that aging baby boomers are toping the list in motorcycle fatalities. Between 1994 and 1999, fatalities among riders 35 and older rose 59% while deaths for those 34 and younger fell 22 percent during the same period. Officials do not know exactly why older cyclists are dying but suspect inexperience, overconfidence and alcohol consumption may all play a part. In 2000, the typical motorcycle buyer was a 42-year-old male with a median income of $67,000. ACTING GOVERNOR DIFRANCESCO SIGNS SCHOLARSHIP BILL: This bill creates a scholarship fund for children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. The legislation authorizes state license plates at a cost of $50.00 per with the funds going for scholarships for the children of state and local police, corrections officers, and federal law enforcement officers provided the students are enrolled in a New Jersey college or university.
COMMERCIAL DRIVING SCHOOLS WANT TO TEST THEIR STUDENTS: There is a move afoot to permit Commercial Driving Schools to administer the driving test. We oppose the proposal because the person doing the teaching shouldn't be the one to test and approve the student for driving. Additionally, an instructor could lengthen or shorten the practice-driving period, depending on the finances involved. These are only two of the myriad of problems associated with this proposal. This is another case of someone trying to fix something that is not broken thus causing it to break. Unfortunately, we cannot afford the destruction the break will cause because the consequences could prove to be deadly. INTERESTING CROSSING GUARD LEGISLATION: S-1426 would authorize school districts and charter schools to enter into inter-local service agreements with municipalities for school crossing guards. The bill looks good on the surface but it does have a fault. A section of the bill directs "The appointment of adult school crossing guards and their assignment to specific locations shall be the responsibility of the school district." Currently the hiring, training, placement and supervision of school guards are the responsibility of the police force. Because these are public safety matters the responsibility should remain with public safety people rather than a school board with different interests. The portion of the bill requiring school boards to pay the costs is good and long overdue but that is where their role should end. Leave the rest to the professionals! SAVE JUNE 27, 2001 FOR OUR ATLANTIC CITY MEETING AT POLICE CHIEFS EXPO - ALL ARE INVITED AND CAN BRING GUESTS.
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