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Our mission is to safeguard the lives and property of the people and communities we serve, to reduce crime, and to enhance public safety while working with our diverse communities to improve their quality of life. Visit our website at www.pbso.org. Inside this issue: Operation Travay Ansanm Crime Lab Corner Elementary School Students Thank Deputies A Tribute to 1st Responders Breaking the Cycle of Gang Recruitment Sheriff’s Foundation News Detention Centers Awarded National Accreditation Palm Beach Matrix Glades Stop the Violence and Crime Prayer Walk Santaluces High School Criminal Justice Academy Become an Explorer Pedestrian Safety Fingerprinting Services January-March 2015 Volume 1 Issue 6 Changes in Child Restraint Law (Booster Seats) FAQs, Facts & Figures What is changing about Florida’s Child Restraint Law? Beginning January 1, 2015, children aged 4 and 5 must be secured in a crash-tested, federally ap- proved child restraint device such as child safety seat or a booster seat. Previously, 4 and 5 year-olds could be restrained with just a seatbelt, but this is no longer the case; the seat belt must be used in conjunction with a booster seat. Continued on page 2

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Ric L. Bradshaw, Sheriff

DISPATCHThe Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office

Our mission is to safeguard the lives and property of the people and communities we serve, to reduce crime, and to enhance public safety while working with our diverse communities to improve their quality of life.

Visit our website at www.pbso.org.

Inside this issue:Operation Travay Ansanm

Crime Lab Corner

Elementary School Students Thank Deputies

A Tribute to 1st Responders

Breaking the Cycle of Gang Recruitment

Sheriff’s Foundation News

Detention Centers Awarded National Accreditation

Palm Beach Matrix

Glades Stop the Violence and Crime Prayer Walk

Santaluces High School Criminal Justice Academy

Become an Explorer

Pedestrian Safety

Fingerprinting Services

January-March 2015 Volume 1 Issue 6

Changes in Child Restraint Law (Booster Seats)FAQs, Facts & Figures

What is changing about Florida’s Child Restraint Law? Beginning January 1, 2015, children aged 4 and 5 must be secured in a crash-tested, federally ap-proved child restraint device such as child safety seat or a booster seat. Previously, 4 and 5 year-olds could be restrained with just a seatbelt, but this is no longer the case; the seat belt must be used in conjunction with a booster seat. Continued on page 2

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Are there any exceptions to this requirement?

Yes, 4 and 5 year- olds can be secured with just a seatbelt if the child: 1) is being given a ride as a favor by someone who is not a member of their immediate family; 2) is being transported in a medical emergency; or, 3) has a medical condition documented by a health professional that necessitates an exception.

Do public transport vehicles have to pro-vide car seats/booster seats?

No. It is the obligation and responsibility of the parent, guardian, or other person responsible for a child’s wel-fare to provide child restraint seats in motor vehicles hired for transporting persons in exchange for compen-sation (e.g., taxi, bus, limousine, motor coach, etc.).

Can a 3 year- old ride in a booster seat?

No. Children age 3 and under must be secured in a sepa-rate carrier (a car seat that is attached to the vehicle’s seat) or a vehicle manufacturer’s integrated child seat.

When will my child be ready for just a seatbelt?

Many children need booster seats even beyond the age of 5, depending on the size of the child and where the seatbelt crosses the body. The following recommenda-tions can help you determine if your child is ready to wear a seatbelt without a booster seat:

• the child is at least 4’9” tall;

• the child can sit all the way back in the seat and bend knees at the edge of the seat;

• the shoulder belt lays across the chest, not the neck;

• the lap belt lays across the upper thighs, not the stomach.

Facts & Figures:

• Riding while improperly restrained is one of the rea-sons traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for American children ages 5 to 14. [NHTSA]

• Children ages 2 to 5 who use safety belts prematurely are four times more likely to suffer a serious head inju-ry in a crash than those in child safety seats or booster seats. [Safekids.org]

• Booster seat use reduces the risk for serious injury by 45% for children aged 4–8 years when compared with seat belt use alone. [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]

• In 2013, 5 children were killed and 150 injured in Florida traffic crashes as a result of improper or no child restraint use. As of 12/24/14, 5 children have been killed and 145 injured for the same reason in 2014. [Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles]

See §316.613 (2014) Fla. Stat, for more information on Child Restraint Requirements.

To locate the nearest child car seat inspection station, visit: www.safercar.gov/cpsApp/cps/map/findfitting.htm?q_State=FL&q_Zip .

FREE, UP-TO-DATE TRAFFICREPORTS AND BULLETINSFROM THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

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Haitian National Police Visit Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office to Thank Deputies for their Humanitarian Support

Deputies Travel to Haiti to Support Haitian National Police - Operation Travay Ansanm

On January 26, 2015, Haitian National Police Director and staff members vis-ited the Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Office. They toured our facility and learned more about PBSO operations. Deputies were invited to attend a cer-emony at Salem Evangelical Haitian Lutheran Church in the City of Lake Worth where National Police Director, Orelus Godson, presented Capt. Rolando Silva and deputies with a “thank you” plaque for their humani-tarian support.

Four PBSO deputies traveled to Haiti in November to support the Haitian National Police (HNP) and to de-liver humanitarian supplies to people in need. Operation Travay Ansanm (“working together” in creole), a five day mission involved a donation of significant police equip-ment, teaching Leadership Credibility to their executive staff, and the delivery of shoes and rice to a local orphan-age and other locations.

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What Everyone Should Know About “Molly”What Everyone Should Know About “Molly”What Everyone Should Know About “Molly”

• The street drug “Molly” most often does not contain a pure form of MDMA (street name-Ecstasy).

• “Molly” is typically sold as a crystalline substance in a clear capsule.

• A user who takes “Molly” may be ingesting dangerous synthetic drugs that are produced in widely varying strengths.

• In the Chemistry Unit at PBSO, substances commonly reported in “Molly” are drugs such as ethylone and methylone which are also

known by the street name “bath salts”.

• For further information...http://ww.cnn.com/2013/11/22/health/9-things-molly-drug/

Volunteer Law Enforcement Chaplains held their annual Awards and Fellowship Dinner in January to recognize another year of meaningful service to PBSO em-ployees and the community.

Pictured: Unit Manager Bill Gralnick, Chaplain Hector Escobar, Chaplain John Denmark, Chaplain Robert Rease, Chaplain Mark Winer and Capt. Jeff Lindskoog;

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Need a report? Central Records offers many services such as:

• Background Checks

• Police Letters of Clearance

• Adoption Letters (Domestic and International)

• Police Records (Criminal, Informational and Accident reports)

• Identity Theft Reports

Central Records processes and maintains all booking data records, all supplemental data for police reports, processes and distributes all public records requests for the agency and evidentiary tape reproductions.

LocationsMain phone: (561) 688-3140

E-Mail: [email protected]

Headquarters3228 Gun Club Road

West Palm Beach, FL 33406561/688-3140

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11498 Okeechobee Blvd.Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411

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Western Palm Beach County38840 State Road 80

Belle Glade, FL 33430561/996-1667

Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

City of Lake Worth - District 14120 North G Street

Lake Worth, FL 33460561/586-1611

Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Whispering Pines Elementary School, 3rd Grade gifted class, THANK Deputies for their service with hand-written notes and pictures.

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Cypress Trails Elementary School Students Honor Law Enforcement Deputies with Appreciation Letters and Pictures

Donna Klein Jewish Academy

Kindergarten Class

THANK DEPUTIES

with Cookies and Cards

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D/S Anthony Musso along with Greenacres Department of Public Safety recipients were honored by Temple Beth Tikvah in a Special Tribute to 1st Responders, Police – Fire – Sheriff, on March 3, 2015.

Corrections and Law Enforcement Deputies collected and delivered truckloads of fur-niture, clothing, toys, televisions and other household items to a Pahokee family who lost everything in an apartment fire.

Items were collected in collaboration with NOBLE, Leadership Palm Beach County, and Tripp Electric (Ashley Tripp).

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19 students graduated from a 12 week, one hour per week, “Breaking the Cycle of Gang Recruitment” program.

During the program, each student built a Lego Technic 42022 model car which was donated by LEGOLAND. The students put their cars to the test by racing their vehi-cles down a wooden ramp, painted in the South Grade Elementary school colors. The students were issued a certificate of comple-tion, treated to a pizza party and a fun-filled field trip to LEGOLAND theme park.

A Special Thank You to the Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Foundation for gener-ously donating the funds to charter a bus to transport the children and deputies to LEGOLAND.

Lake Worth Community Policing Deputies Host Graduation & Race Day for South Grade Elementary School Students

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Sheriff’s Foundation News PBCSF.org

Meet Kaya… PBSO’s newest narcotics detection K-9!K-9 Kaya is a 2 year old yellow lab that was purchased by the Sheriff ’s Foundation. K-9 Kaya is full of energy and quickly bonded with her handler.

If you would like to support the PBSO K-9 Unit, please contact the Sheriff ’s Foundation…

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Foundation Recognizes Deputy With Above & Beyond Award

The Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Foundation created a new award within PBSO called the Above & Beyond Award. This award recognizes PBSO employees who go above and be-yond in their service to our community.

The Above & Beyond Award recipient for February, 2015 is Corporal James Moss. Cpl. Moss has volunteered to be the homeless coordinator for PBSO for the past 13 years. In that time, he is responsible for helping over 9,000 homeless peo-ple find the shelters, homes and services they need.

As there are often gaps in services, Cpl. Moss arranges dona-tions of cash and supplies to make sure homeless people can make it through another day. He acts as a liaison between various homeless organizations, churches and the Veterans Administration. He recently worked tirelessly to assist a homeless family with a 4 month old infant.

Many times Cpl. Moss has contributed his own personal time and money to the cause, and even his 8 year old son recently gave him $17.85 to give to a homeless family.

Thanks to Cpl. Moss’ proactive approach and selfless ac-tions, thousands of homeless people in Palm Beach County have received assistance they desperately needed. Corporal Moss, the Sheriff ’s Foundation thanks you for going Above & Beyond!

PBCSF Chairman Rick Seymour, Cpl. James Moss, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw

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Sheriff’s Foundation NewsYouth Scholarship Program

The Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Foundation (PBCSF) is pleased to announce the recipients of its inaugural Youth Scholarship Program. Ten Palm Beach County high school seniors, all of whom were nominated by a sworn employee of the Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Office, received $1,000 scholarships for their freshman year of college. Each scholar-ship is renewable for up to 4 years of college or trade school. After 4 years, the PBCSF Youth Scholarship Program will be distributing $40,000 a year in scholarships.

Here is our first class of scholarship winners:

PBCSF.org

The students received their scholarships and were recog-nized at our 3rd Annual Mallets & Chukkers Fundraiser on 3/22/15 at the International Polo Club in Wellington. Over 100 guests and supporters enjoyed the memorable IPC event, which included a PBSO K-9 demonstra-tion, a lavish brunch and world-class polo. Sheriff Ric Bradshaw had the honor of presenting each student with his or her scholarship.

Quote from Rick Seymour, Chairman of the Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Foundation: “I am very excited about our new Youth Scholarship Program…we received doz-ens of applications. As a charitable organization, we want to give back to the community, and what better way is there to do that than by helping students further their education. We look forward to assisting another group of deserving students next year.”

David Bannister, Jr. Royal Palm Beach High School

Methodist University

Michael Brisson Park Vista Community High School

University of Central Florida

Jennifer Bronson Olympic Heights Community High

School Palm Beach State College

Ismael Cardona Santaluces Community High School

Palm Beach State College

Christina Casseus Glades Central High School Florida Atlantic University

Yaret Diaz Glades Central High School Florida Atlantic University

Sydney Hill Boca Raton Community High School

University of Central Florida

Anisa Kornegay Seminole Ridge Community High School

University of South Florida

Kemara Moody Crossroads Academy

Valencia College

Jesse Sutcliffe Santaluces Community High School

Palm Beach State College

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PA L M B E AC H C O U N T Y S H E R I F F ’ S O F F I C EHonors the MemoryD E P U T Y S H E R I F F F R E D E R I C K A . B A K E R

Who died in the line of duty on

January 9, 1924

While proudly serving the

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

and the citizens of Palm Beach County

PA L M B E AC H C O U N T Y S H E R I F F ’ S O F F I C EHonors the MemoryD E P U T Y S H E R I F F K E V I N D . M AT H E W S

Who died in the line of duty on

March 6, 1992

while proudly serving the

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

and the citizens of Palm Beach County

PA L M B E AC H C O U N T Y S H E R I F F ’ S O F F I C EHonors the MemoryS E RG E A N T J A M E S “ RO C K Y ” H U N T

Who died in the line of duty on

February 26, 1993

While proudly serving the

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

and the citizens of Palm Beach County

PBSO Beat the Heat team was invited to attend the an-nual Truck and Safety Day at South Olive Elementary School in the city of West Palm Beach. The students from all grades came out for a safety demonstration on the dangers of texting and driving as well as high speed driving. The children and teachers loved the program and asked BTH to return for the event next year. It was a great event held in conjunction with West Palm Beach PD and West Palm Beach Fire Rescue.

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standards were developed by national leaders from the field of corrections, law, architecture, health care, and other groups who are interested in sound correctional management.

ACA standards address ser-vices, programs, and operations essential to effective correc-tional management. Through accreditation, an agency is able to maintain a balance between protecting the public and pro-viding an environment that safeguards the life, health, and safety of staff and offenders. Standards set by ACA reflect practical up-to-date policies and procedures and function as a management tool for agencies and facilities throughout the world.

The three-year accreditation award granted to the Palm Beach County Main Detention

Center and West County Detention Center does not signal the end of their involvement in the accreditation process. During the award period, staff will continue to work to improve any deficiencies identified during the audit and maintain continuous compliance with the standards.

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Palm Beach County’s Main Detention Center and West Detention Center Awarded National Accreditation

On February 9, 2015, the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections (CAC) an-nounced the accreditations of the Palm Beach County’s Main Detention Center and West County Detention Center of the Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Office. The awards were presented in con-junction with the American Correctional Association Winter Conference in Long Beach, California.

During the presentation of awards, both the Main Detention Center and the West County Detention fa-cilities were complimented on their professional level of operation and their success in completing the accreditation process. The agency is one of over 1,500 correctional orga-nizations currently involved in accreditation across the nation.

The accreditation program is a professional peer review process based on national standards that have evolved since the founding of the Association in 1870. The

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Palm Beach MatrixThe Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Office (PBSO) District 8 continues to keep members of the Palm Beach Matrix active by participating in the community events. The children which practice their dance routines at the Neil S. Hirsch Boys & Girls Club in Wellington.

During the past months, members of the Palm Beach Matrix have performed in many events including the annual Wellington Holiday Parade on December 14, 2014, and the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club 27th annual Wellington Dinner Dance inspired by the 1950’s

era, on Jan. 9th. Eight members of the Palm Beach Matrix danced to the 1955 hit song by Bill Haley & the Comets “Rock Around the Clock.” This event raised money for Boys & Girls members.

They were also special guest performers for Ally’s Charity Event at Gaines Park on February 28th. Unfortunately, due to the heavy rain and weather conditions, they were unable to perform on stage.

However, they really enjoyed spending time with one another. Parents and members of the commu-nity have complimented the positive active roles that deputies continues to provide for the youth in Wellington.

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Children from PBC PAL First Tennis Program Attend Delray Beach Open Yellow BallChildren from the Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Office PAL TEAM First Tennis program attended the Delray Beach Open Yellow Ball tournament. Children from all five PBSO PAL sites (Belle Glade, South Bay, Lake Park, Cabana Colony and Lake Worth West) attended the event. They were treated to lunch and admission into a professional tennis tournament to watch the pros at work. They en-joyed the event and learned a lot about the game of tennis.

The Delray Beach Open Yellow Ball tournament was held February 16, 17 & 18, 2015. It was a November afternoon, just after 5:30 pm, D/S Jeffrey

Yerian had just finished working his shift and was heading home. He lives north so his choice of travel was I-95. After a short distance of driving he was flagged down by a stopped mo-torist just south of the Palm Beach canal. The motorist pointed towards an embankment roughly 50 – 100 yards away. D/S Yerian noticed smoke coming from the location and tire tracks that led over an embankment.

Quickly, D/S Yerian ran down the hill of the embankment and found an overturned vehicle that was partially submerged in a drainage canal. He could see a male struggling to remove him-self from the front of the vehicle. D/S Yerian entered the murky water and pulled the male driver from the vehicle and got him safely to the side of the canal bank. D/S Yerian asked the male if anyone else was in the vehicle and the male uttered “my girl is trapped in there, help her, please!” D/S Yerian re-entered the water and saw a hand protruding from underneath the dark murky water. With the assistance of a Good Samaritan, D/S Yerian, grabbed the hand and together they pulled the female from the water and carried her onto the canal bank. D/S Yerian noticed she had a large laceration to her right leg. He obtained a t-shirt from a bystander and quickly applied pressure to the open wound. Before additional lifesaving efforts could be ad-ministered, PBC Fire Rescue personnel arrived and took over. Once the female was secured on a back board, D/S Yerian assist-ed PBC Fire Rescue personnel with carrying her to an awaiting ambulance.

If it had not been for the quick actions of D/S Yerian and a few good Samaritans it’s likely the motorist and his passenger could have drowned before fire rescue crews would have arrived.

Be our eyes on the road.Report impaired drivers.

• Call 911 & mention MOBILE EYES• If an arrest is made, you’ll get $100

- a program of the Traffic Safety Committee of the Palm Beaches

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PA L M B E AC H C O U N T Y S H E R I F F ’ S O F F I C EHonors the MemoryD E P U T Y S H E R I F F J A M E S S . F O G L E M A N

Who died in the line of duty on

March 25, 1963

while proudly serving the

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

and the citizens of Palm Beach County

PA L M B E AC H C O U N T Y S H E R I F F ’ S O F F I C EHonors the MemoryD E P U T Y S H E R I F F D O N A L D L . S C H AVO LT

Who died in the line of duty on

March 31, 2002

while proudly serving the

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

and the citizens of Palm Beach County

PA L M B E AC H C O U N T Y S H E R I F F ’ S O F F I C EHonors the MemoryD E P U T Y S H E R I F F A N I TA K . P O S P I S I L

Who died in the line of duty on

March 25, 1992

while proudly serving the

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

and the citizens of Palm Beach County

Deputies from the City of Lake Worth Community Policing Unit donated 159 bicycle helmets to Jack the Bike Man during his “Pancakes and Pedals Open House” event. He was thankful for the donation and advised of an upcoming program that he may be bring-ing to the local schools.

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Santaluces Criminal Justice Academy Corner

These students are all members of the PBSO sponsored Criminal Justice Academy.

Santaluces High School Criminal Justice Academy visit Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office to learn more about Corrections, K-9 and Mounted Unit.

Colonel James Stormes speaks to the students about leadership.

Students challenge Colonel Stormes to push up competition.

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The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is ex-panding their Explorer program to the Mid-Western Region of Palm Beach County. Our new Explorer Post 115 will serve the communities of Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, the Acreage and Loxahatchee. It has been 33 years since the pro-gram started its very first Explorer Post in Belle Glade and a second for the unincorporated coast-al areas.

Exploring is a Learning for Life program, which is an entity of the Boy Scouts of America. Law Enforcement Exploring is a youth development program centered on law enforcement careers. Parts of the curriculum may include but are not limited to crime preven-tion activities, community policing, traffic control, fingerprinting, ride-along, patrol procedures, and connecting with high schools , court systems, and national, state, and local academies.

Our Explorer program is a young adult career education program for young men and women who are 14 years old and and have graduated from the eighth grade, or are 15 through 20 years of age. This program is an action-oriented, hands-on career discovery program.

For more details on this new Explorer Post, please contact: Catherine Engel at [email protected] or call 561-687-6814.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONCALL OR WRITE TO:

Palm Beach Sheriff’s OfficeExplorer Post 115

200 Civic Center Way, Suite 300 Royal Palm Beach, Florida 33411

(561) [email protected]

Serving the communities of Wellington,

Royal Palm Beach, the Acreage, and Loxahatchee

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Pedestrian SafetyDon’t be in a rush. When it comes to pedestrian safety, we encourage everyone to learn the laws of the road, pay attention to your surround-ings, and, most importantly, take your time getting through busy intersections.

Pedestrians, motorists and bicycles need to understand this. Our com-munity has seen an increase in pedestrian-related accidents in recent years, and it’s largely because people are speeding and not obeying traffic laws, such as yielding to pedestrians at crosswalks.

The Sheriff ’s Office is in the middle of a two-year effort to reduce pe-destrian accidents in Palm Beach County.

25 deputies have been assigned to patrol major intersections around the county, making sure to stop and educate pedestrians on the proper way to cross the streets as well as to stop and educate motorists on the right way to turn at crosswalks. We’ve issued more than 1,300 traf-fic warnings and close to 100 traffic citations, and we intend to issue many more warnings and citations until our roadways become safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists.

Our deputies don’t enjoy giving out traffic citations. But none of us enjoy dealing with pedestrian accidents, either. Sometimes it takes getting a traffic citation to slow down a motorist at intersections or focus the motorist on the road rather than on a phone or another elec-tronic gadget. The same goes for pedestrians as well. Pedestrians need to learn to cross correctly at intersections and be mindful of vehicles coming and going around them, which means putting down their phones and paying attention to their surroundings.

Our agency is here to save lives. That’s why we have embarked on this pedestrian safety campaign. You’ll see deputies posted at major inter-sections, as well as in attendance at fairs and other community events, to pass out brochures and talk directly with pedestrians, motorists and bicyclists about sharing the roads safely.

Pedestrian accidents impact older adults the most. Nationally, pedes-trians ages 65 and older accounted for 20 percent of all pedestrian deaths in 2012, totaling about 9 percent of all pedestrian injuries. Children are also getting hit at high rates. In 2012, more than one in every five children between the ages of 5 and 15 who were killed in traffic crashes were pedestrians, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

In Palm Beach County, we are working hard to raise awareness of the dangers to pedestrians, and to provide leadership, expertise, and resources to our communities to reduce these crashes and pre-vent tragedies. We urge all who walk, drive a car or ride a bicycle to, again, slow down, pay attention, and be extra careful getting through intersections.

Over the years, we have worked tirelessly with our deputies and staff to improve the quality of life in our beautiful county, and I hope you can do your share to make life safer for all of us.

Captain Donald Ross was recently elected to serve as a commissioner for the American Correctional Association( ACA).

The Commission on Accreditation for Corrections (CAC) is the official accrediting body of the American Correctional Association. Created in 1974, the Commission is the official arbiter of accreditation status for all facilities and agencies. The Commission is comprised of a representative body of corrections profession-als from all areas of the field – adult corrections and detention, juvenile corrections and deten-tion, community corrections, probation, parole, and correctional health services.

Members of the Commission include Directors of Corrections, Sheriffs, Jail Administrators, Superintendents, Parole Administrators, Doctors, and other administrators with ex-perience in operating everything from large agencies at the state or national level to local facilities with a relatively small staff and popula-tion. Currently, ACA, through the Commission, accredits just under 1,400 facilities across the United States and the world. These include fed-eral, state, local, and private facilities of all types and sizes under ACA’s standards.

Captain Ross is also currently serving as a Commissioner on the Florida Correction Accreditation Commission (FCAC).

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