Bryan Police Department
       103 North Beech Street Bryan, Ohio 43506
      419-636-4233    Fax: 419-636-1125  Emergency 9-1-1    

  Roll Call

The latest roll call information from the Bryan Police Department.

Amber Alert Ticker

Drunk or impaired driving killed nearly 12,000 people in 2008.  That's one person every 45 minutes. That makes it everyone's problem.

Local Events

Tuesday March 30, 2010 11:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m. Trade Show at the Bryan Middle School
June 15-19 Bryan Jubilee Downtown Bryan
Saturday June 19, 2010 Jubilee Parade
Saturday June 26, 2010 Day in Park/Fireworks

Ohio Bureau Of Motor Vehicles Add Late Fees
  A late fee of $20 will be assessed to all driver license and vehicle registration renewal transactions if renewed more than seven days beyond the expiration date.

General Rail Safety Information

Facts and safety tips:

• Freight trains do not travel on a predictable schedule; schedules for passenger trains change. Always expect a train at every highway-rail intersection.
• Train tracks are private property, no matter which railroad owns them. Trains have the right of way 100% of the time — over ambulances, fire engines, cars, the police and pedestrians.
• If there are rails on the railroad ties, assume that the track is in use, even if there are weeds or the track looks "rusty."
• A typical locomotive weighs approximately 400,000 pounds or 200 tons. When 100 railcars are added to the locomotive, the train can weigh approximately 6,000 tons. The weight ratio of an automobile to a train is proportional to a soda can and an automobile.
• A train may extend three feet or more outside the steel rail, which makes the safety zone for pedestrians well beyond the rails themselves.
• Trains cannot stop quickly. It is a simple law of physics: the huge weight and size of the train and the speed of the train dictate how quickly it can stop under ideal conditions. A 100-car freight train traveling at 55 miles per hour will need more than a mile to stop — that's approximately 18 football fields — once the train is set into emergency braking.
• There are approximately 140,000 miles of railroad tracks in the United States (source: Association of American Railroads, 2006).
• Trains can move in either direction at any time. Trains are sometimes pushed by locomotives instead of being pulled. This is especially true in commuter and light rail passenger service.
• Modern trains are quieter than ever, with no telltale "clackety-clack." Also, an approaching train will always be closer and moving faster than you think.
• Cross tracks ONLY at designated pedestrian or roadway crossings. Observe and obey all warning signs and signals.
• Never walk down a train track; it's illegal and it's dangerous. By the time a locomotive engineer can see a trespasser or a vehicle on the tracks, it is too late. The train cannot stop quickly enough to avoid a collision.
• Remember: Rail and recreation do not mix!
  

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Next of Kin Registration Now Available to Ohioans ODPS and Ohio BMV launch first of its kind system
 Next of Kin (HB 392) - This new statute creates a voluntary program, allowing those with a valid Ohio driver license, commercial driver license, temporary permit or identification card to submit two emergency contacts to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), to be used by law enforcement in the event they are seriously injured or killed in an automobile crash.  If the individual is involved in an emergency situation or is otherwise unable to communicate, law enforcement will use the information to notify these emergency contacts.

  To add emergency contact information to your drivers license click here

Bryan Police Department die cast cars are available at Carorama Custom Cars

Public Service Announcements 

Criminal Acts. Strange News and  Trivia

Police: Woman again tries using cabs to steal TVs
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - Police said a North Pole woman accused in December of stealing televisions and hiring a cabbie as her getaway driver is now accused of trying it again. The Fairbanks Dail News-Miner reported that a 27-year-old woman was charged with second-degree felony robbery and misdemeanor theft in the Friday incident, which occurred just one week after she posted bail in the similar case last year. 
  The newspaper said the woman was arrested Friday after police were called to a Fred Meyer store on a report of a woman walking out without paying for a TV and trying to leave in a cab. 
  Court records said the woman was arrested late last year for going into a Sam's Club on two occasions and allegedly stealing $6,000 worth of televisions, then loading them into a taxi. 
  Information from: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, http://www.newsminer.com
  MyWay Strange News Posted 08 March 2010

Mass. newlywed couple spend 1st night in jail
  HYANNIS, Mass. (AP) - A newlywed Massachusetts couple spent their wedding night in separate jail cells after police said the bride tried to run over an old flame of the groom. 
  Police say 22-year-old Hyannis resident Marissa Ann Putignano-Keene tried Monday to run over the other woman and the woman's son in a parking lot. The intended victim later told police that she had previously been in an intimate relationship with the groom. 
  Police say the couple got married at Barnstable Town Hall and split a bottle of Champagne afterward. 
  The bride was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Her husband, 37-year-old Timothy Keene, was riding in the car with her and was charged with disorderly conduct. 
  Both were released Tuesday. It was unclear if either had hired an attorney. 
Information from: Cape Cod Times, http://www.capecodonline.com
My Way Strange News Posted 03 March 2010