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Programs and Services
SLO
Solutions
Beginning
July 1, 2004 the "SLO Solutions" program
went into
effect for
all residents
of the City of San Luis Obispo. Sponsored by the City of San Luis
Obispo, Cuesta College and Cal Poly, residents can use the services
of Creative Mediation to resolve a variety of community disputes at
no cost to them. To see if your situation is appropriate for
mediation, contact our office at 805.549.0442.
Creative Mediation
administers a full service dispute resolution program. Services are
delivered through a combination of staff, volunteer, and private
practitioners. Mediation is available in the following areas:
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Community Disputes
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Small Claims Court
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Litigated Cases
(pre and post filing)
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Business &
Commercial Disputes
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Family Disputes
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Multi-Party or
Complex Cases
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Environmental &
Public Policy Disputes
Visit the
http://www.slosolutions.com
for more information.
Project Child Safe (Free Gun locks)
The San Luis
Obispo Police Department will provide free gun safety locks to
local residents through a partnership with Project Child Safe,
the nationwide firearms safety education program. The free gun
locks will be available at the Police Station, 1042 Walnut
Street, while supplies last.
Visit the
http://www.projectchildsafe.org for more information. |
Do you know how to make 9-1-1 work for you?
For forty years, 9-1-1 has served as the vital link between the American public and emergency services. Public education and awareness initiatives throughout the years have contributed in large measure to the incredible and ongoing success of the emergency communications system as a whole. It is imperative that 9-1-1 professionals, teachers, government officials, media representatives, and industry leaders are equipped with the tools necessary to continue these efforts in the face of an ever-changing telecommunications landscape, and that citizens of all ages are well versed in the role they play in ensuring effective and efficient emergency response for themselves and their fellow citizens.
Making 9-1-1 Work for YOU! E-Brochure* - Designed to provide essential, age-appropriate, targeted information about the 9-1-1 system and emergency response, these downloadable PDFs are yours reproduce and distribute to the general public, children, teens, and parents in conjunction with your 9-1-1 educational efforts during National 9-1-1 Education Month and throughout the rest of the year. *New version released 04.10.09
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Child Safety Seats
Proper installation
of a child safety seat can be a matter of life and death.
It's estimated that
nine out of ten child safety seats are incorrectly installed. Proper
installation is necessary for maximum safety of the seat occupant.
Effective in 2005, the California Child Passenger Safety Law (VC 27360 and
27360.5) changed to require that a child who is under 6 years
old or under 60 pounds must be properly restrained in a federally
approved child restraint system in the rear seat of a motor
vehicle. For more details click on the
child's face.
We at the San Luis
Obispo Police Department understand how confusing it can be to install a
child safety seat correctly and we're here to
offer our assistance. We have technicians
who are certified by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration to correctly install the child safety seats. We will gladly inspect your
child safety seat installation, verify that your seat
is not on a recall list, and then show you how to properly install it in
your car.
The third week in February
is National Child Car Seat Safety Week, which promotes the proper
use of child car seats. More children are injured or killed each year by
traffic accidents than by any other cause. SLOPD and CHP will host a child safety seat check-up
at Madonna Plaza on February 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Technicians from both departments, along with technicians from the San
Luis Obispo County Car Seat Coalition, will be on hand to inspect,
instruct, and install child safety seats for the public. The check-up is
a free service and is available to anyone in the community. You do not
need to call for an appointment, just show up between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
for your free check-up and installation. (RAIN CANCELS)
Child safety seat
inspections are provided free of charge to anyone in the community. Call
805-781-7361 for an appointment.
Visit the
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration for more information. |
D.A.R.E
This program places a highly trained
police officer in the city schools 5th/6th grade classrooms every week for 17 weeks to
teach students how to avoid and counter those involved with drugs, alcohol, and
violence.
The Drug Abuse Resistance Education
(D.A.R.E.) concept began in 1983 as a joint venture of the Los Angeles Police Department and the
Los Angeles Unified School District. The concept has been adopted by many law
enforcement agencies nationwide.
Volunteer
Program
The San Luis Obispo Police Department
has utilized civilian volunteers since the 1980s. Volunteers contribute as much as 4000
hours of service each year.
Typical volunteer assignments
include: data entry, evidence and property, juvenile diversion, crime prevention, and
assistance in various support capacities. Participants include seniors, students, and
persons interested in “making a difference.”
Are you interested in being a police
volunteer? Contact the Administrative Sergeant at 805.781.7353.
Student
Neighborhood Assistance Program - SNAP
SNAP was established in 1992. This
program recruits students from both California Polytechnic State University and Cuesta
Community College to respond to “party” noise complaints in the City.
The program operates Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday nights from approximately 8:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. The SNAP team members use
“education” and peer-counseling techniques to deal with student party noise
complaints. If SNAP
is unsuccessful in quieting down the party, police officers respond to enforce code violations.
This program has been valuable to the community by freeing up patrol police officers
to respond to priority calls for service instead of the many loud party complaints.
For further information call the
Neighborhood Services Manager at 805. 781.7186.
Check out the
Student
Survival Guide, Renter’s Checklist for Safe Housing,
Checklist for Good Neighbors,
Planning A Party.
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