Rasmussen’s Rockford Community Safe Kids Day

On Saturday, May 30, 2009 approximately 30 cars were inspected and about 80% were found to have improperly installed children’s car seats. Rockford Fire Department was there with their children’s safety house and one fire engine and these were big hits with the kids. The Rockford Police Department was on hand to distribute the child ID kits with DNA swabbing and fingerprinting materials.  Rockford Rampage (soccer team) appeared with two cheerleaders, two players and their mascot and they added a fun dimension to the event. The marketing rep from Babies R Us was elated with the turnout and there were over a hundred gift packs distributed.

Yes, we will do this one again!

Rasmussen College Brooklyn Park's Intro to Criminal Justice class had two Brooklyn Park police officers come in to speak about how they got started in their careers, their experience and education, what their daily work routine is like, and how being a police officer affects their personal relationship. Officers Andy and Sara Suerth are not only officers for Brooklyn Park, they are also married to each other.

They also discussed the Brooklyn Park Police Department, how many different specialty areas police officers can go into, hours they work, and opportunities for students to pursue while still in school. They also brought in two videos which were squad cam video clips showing pursuits that the officers were involved in in Brooklyn Park.

The students thoroughly enjoyed the speakers and couldn't stop commenting on how interesting they were. Rasmussen College Brooklyn Park campus is having Minneapolis Police Officer Dave Palmer - on May 27th.