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Norwalk Police to Launch Back-to-School 'Slow Down Days' Enforcement Effort

Drivers are urged to be careful on roads throughout the city.

NORWALK, CT — The city's police department will launch back-to-school "slow down days" throughout Norwalk beginning Monday, Aug. 29, officials announced.

For two weeks, the department "will be conducting zero tolerance motor vehicle enforcement," in which multiple officers "will fan out across the city... to conduct speed enforcement in preparation for the start of school."

School starts in Norwalk on Aug. 31, and the department reminds drivers to be observant of the increased pedestrian traffic on the roads.

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"Additionally drivers should obey the directions of the School Crossing Guards that will be posted throughout the city," officials stated.

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