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Public Safety Message
School is here again. Crossing guards will only be on station thirty minutes prior to school starting and thirty minutes after it ends and only fifteen minutes before and after kindergarten start and end times. The schedule below is for normal times. If your child is earlier or later than these times there will not be anyone there to help them out.
8:30 - 9:00 am 11:45 - 12:00 12:30 - 12:45 3:25 - 3:55 pm Mon - Thu
8:30 - 9:00 am 10:40 - 10:55 11:20 - 11:35 1:10 - 1:35 pm Fri
It is time to remind everyone again to be careful with fire. Recently we had a fire that destroyed a neighbors house. Everyone involved is completely devestated. A homeowner was trying to clean up and burn some weeds. It got out of hand and several lives have been changed. Please see the Emergency Section of this web site for more details and information.
Prescription drug addiction has long been a problem. People that would not normally use illegal drugs get hooked on the prescription drugs and it can ruin their lives just as much as the illegal drugs. There is a push to educate people as to the dangers that prescription drugs can have. If you will follow some simple rules this will help combat this problem.
1- Do not give any of your prescriptions to anyone else. This is actually a third (3rd) Degree Felony. It happens frequently but can be very dangerous.
2- Do not take any more medication than was prescribed.
3- Lock up your medications so they can not be stolen.
For more information you can click here.
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Thanks
Chief Lloyd Watkins
We are now on Facebook twice. One site will be where we put out news items from local, state, or national interest of a law enforcement nature. This will normally be limited to no more than three postings a week. You can go there and click on the like button to have this information sent to you. The other area will be more of a discussion area. There may be more opinion issues and cover a broader spectrum of issues. That area you need to request to be a friend and then you can post to that area. (Defense attorneys will be accepted as friends also. You may learn something and even wrong opinion's can be educational and entertaining)
Facebook newsletter link (www.facebook.com/LaVerkinCityPolice)
Facebook discussion link (www.facebook.com/LaVerkinPolice)
There has been a lot of fraud and identity theft issues. For more information or to file a report click on the links below.
Internet Crime Complaint Center
Calls for service
Please click here for calls for service comparisons from January to July 2010. This is the total amount for the year. It is 2009 compared to 2010. To see the individual months you can click on the months below. We will keep the 08 to 09 comparisons up until they are replaced by the 09 to 10 year.
Jan 2009 to Jan 2010 Feb 2009 to Feb 2010 March 2009 to March 2010 April 2009 to April 2010
May 2009 to May 2010 June 2009 to June 2010 July 2009 to July 2010 Aug 2008 to Aug 2009
Sept 2008 to Sept 2009 Oct 2008 to Oct 2009 Nov 2008 to Nov 2009 Dec 2008 to Dec 2009
2008 BCI Crime in Utah Report 2009 Council year end report
Law Enforcement Officer Death reports. These reports show how officers died. What it doesn't show are the number of officers assaulted or injured on the job.
This is the city ordinance that concerns four wheelers.
OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE REGULATIONS
SECTION 6-2-1. License Required . All operators of off-highway vehicles shall be duly licensed to operate such vehicles in accordance with all applicable state laws, rules and regulations. SECTION 6-2-2. Minor Accompanied by Adult .A. All operators of off-highway vehicles who are ages eight (8) through sixteen (16), inclusive, and have obtained a safety certificate issued by the Division of Parks and Recreation, shall—while operating such vehicle within City limits—be under the direct visual supervision of, or accompanied by, an adult, 18 (eighteen) years of age or older. B. As used herein:1. “Direct supervision” means oversight at a distance, of not more than three hundred feet (300’), within which: a.Visual contact is maintained; and b.Advice and assistance can be given and received. ORDINANCE NO. 2008-09 2. “Accompanied” means that the adult shall: a. Travel and be in visual and vocal contact with the operator; and b. Travel in a licensed All-terrain Type I or II vehicle, or motorcycle (as defined by statute). SECTION 6-2-3. Restrictions . A. Off-highway vehicles shall be used and operated only on or over streets, roads or highways within LaVerkin City that are designated by this ordinance as open to such vehicle use. B. Off-highway vehicles shall be operated on designated roadways with the specific purpose of accessing riding areas away from populated areas, whether public or private.C. Off-highway vehicles shall be operated at all times in accordance with local, county and state laws and regulations. D. Off-highway vehicles may only be operated within the City limits between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.E. Off-highway vehicles shall not be operated on LaVerkin City roadways at speeds in excess of the lesser of twenty-five (25) miles per hour (25 m.p.h.) or the posted speed. F. It is encouraged, but not required, that off-highway vehicles be operated on the outer four feet (4´) of the asphalt on oiled roadways and on unimproved gravel or dirt roadways within the LaVerkin City limits.G. If equipped with headlights, off-highway vehicle shall be operated only with the lights functioning and turned on. H. Nothing in this ordinance shall be interpreted to give authorization to ride on private property without permission of the property owner. ORDINANCE NO. 2008-09 SECTION 6-2-4. Designated Roadways . The following described streets, roads and highways are hereby designated as open to off-highway vehicle use in conformance with this ordinance and all other applicable local, county and state laws, and regulations: A. North/South Routes: All public streets, roads and highways (and private streets, roadways, alleys, and rights-of-way, with permission of the owner thereof), situated within the jurisdiction of the LaVerkin, excluding SR-17 and SR-9 except at a designated crossing spot located at Main Street and SR-9. B. East/West Routes: All public streets, roads and highways (and private streets, roadways, alleys, and rights-of-way, with permission of the owner thereof), situated within the jurisdiction of the LaVerkin, excluding SR-17 and SR-9 except at designated crossing spots located at (1) Center Street and SR-9, and (2) 900 North Street and SR-17. SECTION 6-2-5. Penalty .A. Any person violating Section 6-2-2 and Subsection D of Section 6-2-3 herein shall be guilty of an infraction and, upon conviction thereof, subject to penalty as provided in Section 1-4-1 of this Code; provided, that the fine for a violation of Section 6-2-2 may not exceed that provided by Section 41-22-30, Utah Code Annotated (1953, as amended). B. Unless a different penalty classification is provided, any person violating any other provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, subject to penalty as provided in Section 1-4-1 of this Code. SECTION II : SEVERABILITY. The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance are severable. If any such section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of a Court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases of this Ordinance.ORDINANCE NO. 2008-09 SECTION III : EFFECTIVE DATE.In the opinion of the City Council of LaVerkin City, it is necessary for the preservation of the peace, welfare, health, and safety of the inhabitants of LaVerkin City that this Ordinance take effect as soon as possible. This Ordinance, therefore, shall take effect immediately upon its passage and first publication as provided by law.PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of LaVerkin City this 4th day of June, 2008.