Remember to stop by Safety Day today from 11 am to 3 pm at Marucci Park in Spring Lake (Third Avenue and South Boulevard)

 

The day will feature a BMX and Skateboard stunt show with riders from the X Games featured on ESPN. They will be performing shows throughout the day.  The riders will also be giving away t-shirts and posters and be available to sign autographs.

 

 

 

 

Patrolman Emmett Smith and his K9 partner Ersko will be conducting a demonstration on the abilities and functions of the police K9 Unit.

 

 

 

A group from the Jersey Shore University Medical Center Injury Prevention Unit will be on hand for a Bicycle Rodeo with games and prizes.  Attendees are encouraged to bring their bicycles and helmets to participate in the rodeo.

 

The  members of the Spring Lake Police Department will be issuing Kid Safe ID cards.  Parents will be able to have their child checked for accurate weight, height, and photographed for an identification card that will be issued back to the parent.

 

 

Officers will be on hand to inspect child safety seats in vehicles to make sure that they are properly installed.

 

 

Officers will be on hand to assist residents with information and enrollment in various programs that are offered by the Spring Lake Police Department.  We will offer an inside look into the patrol vehicles and answer any questions the kids or parents may have.

Members of the Spring Lake First Aid & Fire Companies will be on hand to give tours of their ambulances and fire trucks.  Members will also be on hand to answer questions.

FREE food and refreshments will also be available.

Please spread the word and come out for what we hope will be a great event

Spring Lake Police would like to thank Vested Interest in K9 for their generous  donation of a bullet/stab resistant vest for K9 Ersko.  Vested Interest in K9 was able to raise $335,000.00 to purchase the vest for working K9’s throughout the country.

Remember K9 Ersko will be out at Spring Lake Police Safety Day on June 21st from 11 am to 4pm.  K9 Ersko and Ptl. Smith with be demonstrating their uses & abilities throughout the day.  Come on out for this and other fun events. Check out our website for more information.

Speed limit changed to 15 M.P.H.

The speed limit in the Third Avenue Business District has been reduced.  It been changed to 15 M.P.H. on Third Avenue between Passaic Avenue & Madison Avenue.  It was also change to 15 M.P.H. on Morris Avenue between Third Avenue & Fourth Avenue.

Please drive safe!

On June 16th starting at 7:00 am Vroom Avenue will be closed for a paving project.  Vroom Avenue from Monroe Avenue west to First Avenue will be closed while the paving is completed.

Spring Lake Police would like to welcome the Spring Lake Fire Companies and Spring Lake First Aid to Safety Day.  Members will be on hand for demonstrations, tours of their vehicles and to answer any questions.  Safety Day will be held on June 21, 2014 from 11 am to 3 pm at Marucci Park (Third Avenue & South Boulevard) in Spring Lake.

We would also like to thank the First Aid Squad(in memory of Madeleine Stockdale) & the Fire Companies of Spring Lake for their generous donations to help fund this event.

Thanks Paul !

Chief Kerr with Joseph the 2013 Safety Day winner of the bicycle & helmet donated by Glendola Bike Shop.

We would like to send out a big thanks to Paul at Glendola Bike Shop (2709 Belmar Blvd, Wall Township, NJ 07719 – (732) 681-5264).  Glendola has generously donated a bicycle and helmet to raffle off at Safety Day.  Come on out on June 21st from 11 am to 3 pm to get you chance to win this awesome prize.

Come on out to 402 Worthington Avenue on Saturday June 7th in support of an Alex’s Lemonade Stand.  The event will run from 11 am to 4 pm to raise money and awareness of childhood cancer causes, primarily research into new treatments and cures.

Photo by: Michael Scotto

 

* TRAFFIC ALERT *

Portions of Worthington Avenue & Fourth Avenue may be closed during the event.

 

 

The Spring Lake Police Department is proud to 
announce that it will be hosting a Safety Day On June 21, 2014 from 11 am to 3 pm at Marucci Park in Spring Lake (Third Avenue and South Boulevard). 

 

 

 

The day will feature a BMX and Skateboard stunt show with riders from the X Games featured on ESPN. They will be performing shows throughout the day.  The riders will also be giving away t-shirts and posters and be available to sign autographs.

 

 

 

Patrolman Emmett Smith and his K9 partner Ersko will be conducting a demonstration on the abilities and functions of the police K9 Unit.

 

 

 

A group from the Jersey Shore University Medical Center Injury Prevention Unit will be on hand for a Bicycle Rodeo with games and prizes.  Attendees are encouraged to bring their bicycles and helmets to participate in the rodeo.

 

The  members of the Spring Lake Police Department will be issuing Kid Safe ID cards.  Parents will be able to have their child checked for accurate weight, height, and photographed for an identification card that will be issued back to the parent.

 

 

Officers will be on hand to inspect child safety seats in vehicles to make sure that they are properly installed.

 

 

Officers will be on hand to assist residents with information and enrollment in various programs that are offered by the Spring Lake Police Department.  We will offer an inside look into the patrol vehicles and answer any questions the kids or parents may have.

Members of the Spring Lake First Aid & Fire Companies will be on hand to give tours of their ambulances and fire trucks.  Members will also be on hand to answer questions.

FREE food and refreshments will also be available.

Please spread the word and come out for what we hope will be a great event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please remember that bicycles & Skateboarders are not allowed on the sidewalk on Third Avenue from Madison  Avenue to Passaic Avenue.

This is the Spring Lake Police Department with important information for tonight and tomorrow. Tonight Ocean Avenue will be closed to traffic and parking from Essex Avenue south to Sea Girt boarder for the Kids Race. Possessing an alcoholic beverage in public is illegal and will be strictly enforced with a summons being issued.

Tomorrow morning many roads in the Borough will be closed for the Spring Lake 5 Mile Run. The race begins at 8 AM and many roads will be closed shortly before that time. Parking is also prohibited on the following streets due to the race:

All of Ocean Avenue

All of Brown Avenue

Third Avenue in the Business District from Monroe Avenue south to Passaic Avenue

Second Avenue south of West Lake Drive.

Any vehicle parked in those areas will be ticketed and towed. The overnight parking ordinance will not be enforced tonight. If you need to leave the Borough in the morning, you may park your vehicle on a street west of the race course so you can leave town.

Normal traffic patterns and parking regulations will resume at noon tomorrow. Thank you for your cooperation and have a safe weekend.