Above / Since the mid-1990s, Safety Town has been a miniature village where youth and families can learn about public safety as well as the important responsibilites of members of the police and fire departments.
This fall and winter, the Naperville Police Department is offering a number of workshops for area scouts to promote safety, provide education and insight into forensic and detective functions and to assist with scouting requirements that deal with law enforcement, including those needed for badge and rank advancement.
Junior GS Detective Badge / Oct. 12, 2015
In partnership with Safety Town, 1320 Aurora Ave., three workshops will be offered on Mon., October 12 that meet the requirements for the Junior Girl Scout Detective Badge.
Topics that will be covered include Practicing the Power of Observation, Communicating in Code, Fingerprinting, Trying out Detective Science and Following Clues to Solve a Real Mystery. Participants will observe a mock crime scene and help determine who committed the crime.
They will also make their own fingerprint card and “dust” for prints.
Above / Safety Town is located at the corner of Aurora and River roads on the Naperville Public Safety Campus.
‘CSI: Cub Scouts Investigate’ / Jan. 18, 2016
For area Cub Scouts, three workshops will be offered at Safety Town on Mon., January 18, 2016.
Topics for this Bear Scout “CSI: Cub Scouts Investigate” program include: Fingerprinting, Chromatography, Analysis of Unknown Powders, Making Shoe Imprints and Learning How Animals are Used to Gather Evidence.
These hands-on workshops are taught by Crime Scene Technicians and Crime Prevention Specialists from the Naperville Police Department.
Registration is required, and space is limited. A Safety Town patch is included in the registration fee.
Questions can be sent to scouts@napervillejuniors.org.
For available times and to register, visit www.napervillejuniors.org.
Submitted by Jason Arres, Commander- OPS for Safety Town
Trick or Treat on Oct. 25
Above / Editor’s Note: In addition, the annual Trick or Treat at Safety Town, hosted by the Junior Woman’s Club, is slated for 10AM-1PM on Sun., Oct. 25. Youngsters are welcome to dress up in Halloween costumes and discover where the fun is hiding throughout the village. Admission is $1 and a non-perishable food item per child. Food donations to benefit Loaves and Fishes.
Last spring, Safety Town was renamed “A. George & Patricia Pradel Safety Town of Naperville,” in recognition of Naperville’s Mayor (1995-2015) and his wife.
