Region 5

Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Juniata, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Potter, Venango, Warren

OPERATION NIGHTLIFE

Sander´s Jubilee grocery on Route 20 in North East, PA (Erie County) placed a seat belt message on their sign board during the August BUPA Mobilization.

Operation NIGHTLIFE

Informational sign is displayed in Ferguson Township in Centre County along N. Atherton Street while vehicles travel toward Penn State University Campus.

Safety Checkpoint Detail

Officers from State College, Patton & Ferguson Townships Conduct a Safety Checkpoint in the State College Area during the May Mobilization. These Safety Checkpoints will continue throughout Region 5 during Buckle Up Mobilizations.

Region #5 receives new Safety Check-Point Trailer

The newest member of the Region #5 team is a fully equiped box trailer to be made available to police agencies for use at Safety Check-Points. This trailer is equiped with all materials needed for a SAFE Check-Point ie: Generator; light stands; signage; traffic cones; Safety vest.

It will be available on a first come first serve basis.

Safety Check-Point Trailer Available

The BUPA Safety Checkpoint trailer is available to all BUPA participating Police Departments in the Region 5 area. If your department would like to use the trailer and it´s equipment please contact Region 5 LEL John Conti.
Currently the trailer is located at Conneaut Lake Police Department in Crawford county.

Speed Display Trailer Now Available

Another new tool available in Region #5 for use by interested police agencies is the Speed Display Trailer with message board. This trailer is available to any interested police agency for use in their community on a first come first serve basis. It has been a member of region #5 since February of 2006 and first utilized in Punxsutawney Pa. during the Ground Hog Day events.
The trailer is also able to perform traffic surveys by showing a blank display while in place along a roadway as it records the time of day and speed of every vehicle that passes by. After the survey the data collected is downloaded onto a computer and various reports can be generated for use by the police agency to help them identify where and when they have a speed problem. This information can then be used to concentrate their enforcement effort to better utilize man power.

School Programs A Vital Tool

As region #5 continues to grow the number of police officers trained in the three school seat belt programs also has grown. Over the last year many new officers have been trained in Survival 101, The Back Is Where Its At and 16 Minutes. These programs are available to any interested police agency in Region #5.Training and materials, for a successful presentation, are provided by BUPA through the LEL and CTSP Coordinators. Sixty one (61) persons have been trained in the past year including, various law enforcement officers, CTSP´s and PSP Community Service Officers, from across the region. As the a new school year begins we will continue to promote these school programs that are essential to our cause, to reduce traffic fatalities, among young drivers and encourage law enforcement agencies to be the front line contact for schools in the areas they serve.