The Livingston Police Department’s “bike helmet rewards program” this summer has been a huge success, reports the Community Policing Unit. In June, the LPD received a Traffic Safety Mini Grant of $500 from Atlantic Health Injury Prevention. State law requires any bicycle rider or passenger under the age of 17 to wear a bike helmet. To help encourage youngsters to wear their bike helmets, police officers have been handing out vouchers for a free pretzel and frozen lemonade at the Philly Pretzel store in Livingston to all young bike riders they see wearing their helmets. The initiative, which will run through September 30, was spearheaded by Lt. Reese Riley. Shown here, Community Policing Unit Officers Kevin Mullaney and Joy Klapal present a voucher to Livingston resident Taylor Altomare. Officers expect to hand out all 500 of the vouchers they have. “I have heard that children are actively riding their bikes around Livingston and looking for Police Officers to give them coupons,” noted Officer Mullaney. “This is a great Community Policing initiative that further connects the public with the police.”
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