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The Rotterdam Police Department is now participating in the New York State Department of Criminal Justice's Missing and Exploited Children Clearinghouse:
"Operation Safe Child"
This program uses equipment that contains the latest digital fingerprint technology and high resolution photography capabilities to produce a " Safe Child Card" which contains a child's name, biographical information and a fingerprint image of both of the child's index fingers. This information is critical in expediting the return of a missing child.
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Level
2 and Level 3 Sex Offenders posted on the Rotterdam Police web site.
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Child Seat Safety Information
Make sure your child's safety seat is installed properly.
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The
Rotterdam Police in conjunction with Project Child Safe is distributing FREE gun locking safety
devises to any resident of the Town of Rotterdam.
If you would like to
obtain a free gun locking safety devise you can contact Investigator Demarco Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. at 518-355-7397 or you can e-mail him at ddemarco@rotterdamny.org
To
learn more about Project Child Safe Go here
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DRIVING TIPS:
- CROSSING DOUBLE YELLOW LINES to bypass cars in order to get to the left hand turn arrow is illegal.
- Passing a stopped school bus from EITHER DIRECTION when its red lights are flashing is illegal.
- You must STOP completely at a STOP SIGN.
- FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE is the cause of many accidents in town.
- You are required to SLOW DOWN when approaching and passing an emergency vehicle that is stopped on the roadside with its EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLASHING.
- When an EMERGENCY VEHICLE has its siren and /or flashing lights on and is approaching you from the front or the rear
Pull over to the RIGHT as soon as you can SAFELY do so and stop until the emergency vehicle has passed by. Then safely continue your driving. Be alert for MORE THAN ONE EMERGENCY VEHICLE, there may be more coming.
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Beginning July 1, 2003 no person may legally operate a
vehicle in New York State with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.08%
or more. |
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You
must have your child in a car seat up to age four and a booster seat up
until age seven. |
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82% of child car seats are used improperly |
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You
must tell DMV that your address has changed within ten days of moving. |
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There are 7-10 million victims of identity theft a year |
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Children Ages 1 to 13 must wear a helmet while Inline Skating or riding a bicycle |
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If you
are in a traffic crash that results in an injury or $1000 worth of
damage then you must complete a MV104 form to DMV. Get the MV104 form Here |
In an emergency for Police, Fire and EMS dial 911
All other calls dial 518-355-7331.
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