Community Services

Community Services

Child Fingerprinting Sessions

Child Car Seat Clinics - Police Dept. / Fire Dept.

Dothan Utilities Offers School and Civic Electrical Safety Demonstrations

Report Suspected DUI Drivers

Apostle Gospel Group Performance Dates

Police Department Offers Free Child Fingerprinting Sessions

Fingerprinting Clinic Free Fingerprinting Clinic

Sgt Stacey Robinson
Dothan Police Department
Juvenile Investigations/School Resource Unit
For information, contact Sgt Robinson at:
serobinson@dothan.org
(334) 615-3645

Police Department Car Seat Clinics (FREE Inspection & Installation!)

Car Seat Clinic

Dothan Police Department Instruct Parents on Selection and Use of the Most Appropriate Car Safety Seats for Growing Children.

Guidelines

       Wrong seat belt position                   Correct selt belt position
         Seat belt fit is poor on this five year                            Lap and shoulder belts fit
         old. Lap belt crosses the child's                                  correctly here, low on the top of
         stomach and the shoulder belt                                     the legs and across the chest.
         is under his chin.

Children 3 and under must ride in a federal approved child restraint.

Tug on the seat. If it moves more than 1 in., it isn't properly installed.

Statistics show 4 out of 5 car seats are improperly installed.

All seats will be inspected & approved by a Certified Checker.

Average time to install a seat properly is 20 minutes.

Birth-12 months & 20 Lbs. - Rear Facing Infant or Rear Facing Convertible
seat. Back seat always

12 mos./20 Lbs. - 4 yrs./40 lbs. - Forward Facing Convertible Seat. Back seat
preferred, back seat always if passenger airbag is in place.

40 - 60 Lbs. - Booster Seat - As a transition to safety belts for older children
    who have outgrown convertible seats --- ideally those children who weigh more
    than 40 lbs. and are 4 years of age to 8 years of age or 60 lbs. Back seat
    preferred, back seat always if passenger airbag is in place.

60+ Lbs. - Lap/Shoulder Belt - Use belt alone if it fits across the child's hips
and doesn't cross the child's face or neck or ride up across the stomach. Age
8 and older or 60 lbs. or more. Back seat preferred.

Fire Department Car Seat Clinics

The Dothan Fire Department has been approved by Alabama Safe Kids as a permanent fitting station for child car seat checks. Car seat checks/installations are at the Central Fire Station every Friday from 1 - 4 p.m.

This service is FREE and open to the public by appointment ONLY. Contact Captain Ed Roberts at 615-4532 to make an appointment.

Dothan Utilities Offers School and Civic Electrical Safety Demonstrations

Mark Kight Demonstrates Electrical Safety

Dothan Utilities offers Electrical Safety Demonstrations to our community. The presentation includes a simulation of a residential neighborhood with "energized" electric lines to demonstrate the dangers of electricity. If interested, please call Mark Kight at 615-3307 or e-mail him at mkight@dothan.org to schedule a presentation.

You Can Report Suspected DUI Drivers

The Dothan Police Department, in concert with Cellular One and Alltel, are alerting the public to a feature on their cellular telephone that can be used to report suspected DUI drivers. The cellular user can dial *DUI (*384) on their Alltel or Cellular One telephone and the free cellular call is routed directly to the Dothan Police Department Communications Center. The City of Dothan Signal Shop has provided signs which will be strategically located throughout Dothan in order to remind motorists to assist law enforcement in removing the DUI driver.

APOSTLE

Apostle
Left to Right: Lt. Greg Benton, Sgt. David Jay, Cpl. Brian Smith,
Sgt. Jon Beeson, Sgt. Benny Baxley

APOSTLE, a gospel group of Dothan Police Department employees, performs at various churches and fundraisers in the Dothan community.