Child Safety Seat Inspection

We want to thank Trident Area Safe Kids, Target, Mac Daddy, Charleston FD, SC Highway Patrol and Jaw Enforcement for making this event a success! We hope to do this again very soon so that our children are safe!

9/11 Silent Walk

We were honored to be a part of the 9/11 Silent Walk this morning! Thank you to all of the organizers who made this event possible!

Smart911 Sign Up Day

 

 

 

 

 

What:       Smart911 Sign Up Day

 

Where:     1133 Mathis Ferry Road - Charleston County Library

 

When:      Saturday, September 12th 10:00am to 1:00pm

 

 



Local firefighters and 9-1-1 telecommunicators will be on hand to help you create your free Smart911 safety profile. This profile includes any information you want 9-1-1 and first responders to have in the event of an emergency.

Car Seat Checkup Event

 

 

 

Safe Kids Trident Area Offers Car Seat Inspections for Child Passenger Safety Week

Certified technicians help parents correctly use and install car and booster seats

 to celebrate National Child Passenger Safety Week

 

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina – Safe Kids Trident Area urges parents and caregivers to make sure their car seats and booster seats are properly installed for a kickoff event for “National Child Passenger Safety Week” on Friday, September 11^th.  Mount Pleasant will have certified child passenger safety technicians available to provide hands-on instruction on installing car and booster seats at Target from 1:00 to 4:30. 
 

“Correctly used child safety seats can reduce the risk of death by as much as 71 percent,” said Jennifer Winkelmann, Injury Prevention Coordinator at MUSC Children’s Hospital and Coordinator for Safe Kids Trident Area. “We want all parents to make sure their car seats are used and installed correctly and that the whole family is buckled up every time on every ride. And we’re here to help.”
 

 In a nationwide effort to educate parents and caregivers during Child Passenger Safety Week, Safe Kids Worldwide teams up with the local Safe Kids coalition, MUSC Children’s Hospital and Mount Pleasant Police Department for seat check activities to keep children and families safe in and around cars. Safe Kids will host more than 500 child seat inspections across the country for CPS week, including one at Target in Mount Pleasant, 1300 Long Grove Drive, on Friday, September 11^th from 1:00 to 4:30.
 

 Car seat inspections offer drivers the chance to receive assistance and guidance from certified car seat technicians regarding proper installation of their child safety and booster seats. Safe Kids events continue throughout the year.
 

 Parent can also check their own car and booster seats by using this car seat check list. Certified child passenger safety technicians are available to help or double check your work. Parents and caregivers can locate an event in their community by visiting the Safe Kids website at safekids.org.
 

 

About Safe Kids Trident Area

 

Safe Kids Trident Area works to prevent unintentional childhood injury, the number one cause of death for children in the United States. Its partners include local fire, EMS and police personnel. Safe Kids Trident Area is a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations dedicated to preventing unintentional injury. Safe Kids Trident Area was founded in 1996 and is led by MUSC Children’s Hospital. For more information, visit safekids.org or musckids.org.



Burglary Suspect

Mount Pleasant, SC – On September 4, 2015 at 4:00am the above sketched suspect committed a Burglary and attempted to commit Criminal Sexual Conduct in Harbor Point Apartments. He is described as a white male between 23 and 26 years of age, short black or brown hair, short beard and a tan complexion. He was wearing tan shorts and a dark grey T-shirt with white lettering. His height is described as between 5’8” and 5’9” with an average build. If anyone has information regarding this incident or believes they may recognize this individual they are asked to contact the Mount Pleasant Police Department at 843-884-4176. Please ask to speak with the on-call detective. You can also send us an anonymous tip at www.mppdnews.blogspot.com or through our smartphone application. 

Car Seat Inspection Event

Come out September 11, 2015 to Target on Long Grove Dr. to learn how to install your child's car or booster seat. There will be nationally certified technicians on hand to make sure your car seat is properly installed. We have teamed up with Trident Area Safe Kids and the MUSC Children's Hospital to put on this event.

Please call 843-792-5327 if you have any questions about this event.

Information Needed

We are asking for the public's help in identifying the two individuals pictured above. This picture was taken at Wal-Mart in Oakland Plantation and they left in a white sedan. If you have any information regarding the identity of either person you are asked to contact Det. Ivey at 843-884-4176.