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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Kaylin Martin, Senior Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-833-9537 • Fax 952-826-0389 • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Police ‘Focus In’ on unsafe equipment
Edina, Minn., Feb. 11, 2014 – As a part of the 2014 “Focus In” campaign, Edina patrol officers will focus
police efforts on those with unsafe equipment on their vehicles during the month of March.
“Keeping a vehicle properly maintained helps keep everyone traveling on our roadways safer,” said Sgt. Scott
Kuyper, who oversees the “Focus In” campaign. “Inoperable head-lights, tail-lights, signal lights and horns
often go unnoticed by a driver. An officer's friendly reminder may save a life.”
Education will include a warning to those who violate the statutes or codes. In extenuating circumstances, a
citation may be issued. Last March, 171 verbal or written warnings were given out.
Each month, patrol officers will focus police efforts on a specific statutory violation in order to educate the
public and gain compliance.
This year, Police have already focused on obstructed vision and failure to signal. For the following months,
police will “Focus In” on failure to display headlights, bike safety, curfew violations, pedestrian safety, child and
seatbelt safety, school bus stop arm protocol, speed in school zones, night and snow parking, and the “move
over” law.
The violations the Police Department will “Focus In” on have seasonal relevance, affect the quality of life in
Edina or pose safety risks to residents. All statutes will be enforced year-round, but additional attention will
be paid to the focus of the month.
For more information, contact the Edina Police Department at 952-826-1610.
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