Thursday, February 12, 2015
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Weekly Tip - Don't Go Breaking Anyone's Heart
Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Valentine's Day this Saturday! But, please don't let any hearts be broken by driving under the influence and causing someone to be injured. If you are out celebrating the holiday with a loved one, make sure to get everyone home safely! That broken heart could even be your own...
Don't Drink and Drive!
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Reminder - APD Parking Lot Closed, February 9-20
Just a reminder that the APD parking lot will be closed to all access from February 9-20, 2015, due to construction and paving. Please use the City Hall parking lot for all Police and City business during this time. The City Hall lot can be accessed from either E/B or W/B Huntington Drive.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Happy 5th Birthday to the Arcadia Police Department News & Information Blog!
It was five years ago today that the Arcadia Police Department launched our News & Information Blog. The first post launching the Blog was on February 5, 2010. To date, we have had over 340,240+ visits to the Blog and have brought you 1,160 posts throughout the years, including offering a "Weekly Tip" on each Wednesday to help keep you better informed. Happy 5th Birthday to the APD Blog!
The most popular post so far was simply wishing everyone a Happy Easter in 2010, with 14,519 views. The most viewed "Weekly Tip" has been on Stop Signs and the most visited page within the Blog has been the Chief's Corner. Most tips are often updated and re-posted every year or so, as long as they remain relevant.
We hope that you have been happy with the content provided and find value to our service. Be sure to take advantage of our other Social Media sites, easily accessed from the Blog sidebar. Visit APD on Facebook, Twitter (@ArcadiaPD), Instagram, Pinterest, Nextdoor, MyPD app, and subscribe for our emergency and community alerts on Nixle!
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Weekly Tip - In a Collision? Now What?
Traffic collisions can be stressful and confusing. Take the time to be prepared ahead of time so that collecting information accurately and completely will be easy. Check with your insurance agent or a local body shop, sometimes they will supply you with a pre-printed check list that you can keep in your glove box. Another resource is the DMV. There is a page devoted to collision information, including reporting requirements to the State. See the DMV page HERE.
The first thing to do is to check for injuries to you or any other involved driver or passenger. If someone is injured, call 9-1-1 and report the collision immediately. If there are injuries that require medical attention, leave the vehicles in place until police and fire personnel arrive.
If no one is hurt and the vehicles are able to be moved, remove them from the roadway. Pull to the side of the road, into a parking lot, or on to a side street - out of traffic. Evaluate the damage and if there is substantial damage or injury, the police should be called to the scene. If the damage is minor and no one is injured, exchanging information between drivers is acceptable. Most drivers believe that a police report is always required. This is NOT the case and some agencies will not even respond to minor collisions. Absent prosecution for major collisions, death, hit and run, unlicensed drivers etc, the police report is simply paperwork for the insurance companies.
When exchanging information, record the following:
•Date, time and location of the collision
•Name, address and phone numbers for all drivers and passengers
•Drivers license numbers for involved drivers
•Insurance company name, policy number and policy holder for all drivers or vehicles
•Complete vehicle information of involved vehicles to include license number, make, model, color, description such as pick-up, four door etc and name of registered owner if different
•Description of any damage
•Photographs of damage, or lack there of, other parties and scene if safe to do so
•Note lane position of each vehicle and where the vehicles were prior to and at time of collision
•Note any unusual conditions such as inoperative lights, vision obstruction
•Note/photograph any physical evidence like skids or debris resulting from collision
Remember, you must carry with you and present to a police officer, your driver's license, proof of insurance and current vehicle registration when stopped by an officer or involved in a collision.
In California it is a crime to not stop if you are involved in a traffic collision. As mentioned above, usually traffic collisions are just paperwork for insurance companies. When you fail to stop when involved in a collision, you can be charged criminally. The fact that you don't have a valid driver's license or current auto insurance is not worth being charged with a Hit-and-Run.
Be safe, slow down, and wear your seat belt!!
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Kids Love the Lights
Officer Stark, our School Resource Officer, gives a group of preschool kids a look at one of our units. We have school groups come through quite often for tours of the station. One of the favorite stops is the rear lot where they see the lights on a police unit and hear how loud the sirens and air horns are. Thanks to our APD Volunteer David Liu for the photo.
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