The latest roll call information
from the Bryan Police Department.
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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!
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
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
Due
to the number of request and the cost of the police patch the department is
unable to exchange patches.
Some officers trade patches and you may contact us for a used patch
trade.
2010 City of Bryan Car
Crashes
updated 02/25/2010
bottom row indicates year to date totals
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
28
29
28
57
2009 City of Bryan Car
Crashes updated 12/31/2009
bottom row indicates year to date totals