MARION POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWS AND SPECIAL BULLETINS

 

 

 

 

 

 

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School’s Open!

It’s almost vacation time again, but remember with warm weather upon us, school is still in session.  Be alert for children as they wait for the school bus, and observe the posted speed limit in school zones.  Be watchful for stopped buses making pick ups. 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the new officers:

 

Officer Daniel Hamm joined the Marion Police Department in April of 2012.  Officer Hamm previously served as a Bailiff with the Smyth County Sheriff’s Office..

 

Officer Keith Finney also joined the Marion Police Department in April of 2012. 

 

 

 

New patrol vehicle being prepared for service:

 

In March, Marion Police Department  took delivery of a 2012 Dodge Charger, which is being prepared for service in our fleet.  This Charger will have an LED lightbar, which the 2009 Chargers did not have.  Look for it on the road in the coming weeks.    

 

 

Click It or Ticket seatbelt safety checkpoints:

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    In the above photo, Marion Officers prepare to conduct a “Click It or Ticket” seatbelt safety checkpoint.  Read on about the Click It or Ticket Program:

America's Seat Belt Campaign
Click It or Ticket (CIOT) is the most successful seat belt enforcement campaign ever, helping create the highest national seat belt usage rate of 83 percent. Coast to coast, day or night, the message is simple - Click It or Ticket.

 

CIOT National Mobilization
The cornerstone of NHTSA's seat belt communications program is the national Click It or Ticket May Mobilization. The primary audience continues to be men ages 18 to 34, which research shows are less likely to wear seat belts.

 

Day and Night, Cops are Cracking Down
Every year during this holiday period, law enforcement agencies join forces day and night, from coast-to-coast, for an enforcement blitz that delivers on our message Click It or Ticket. The mobilization is supported by national and local paid advertising and earned media campaigns aimed at raising awareness before the blitz that ...

Day or Night - Click It or Ticket!

 

 

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New Police Department location:

 

In April of 2008, the Marion Police Department moved from their South Park Street location to the old Atmos Energy building at 555 South Main Street.  The Police Department’s Administrative Office is open Monday through Friday from 9 am until 5 pm.  To contact an officer after hours, there is a phone located on the front porch of the Police Department that will connect you to a dispatcher at the Sheriff’s Office, or you can contact the Sheriff’s Office on the non-emergency number at (276)783-7204.

 

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