Alpharetta Police To Hold Free Child Safety Seat Check

Staff Report

The Alpharetta Department of Public Safety next week will host a child safety seat checkup event.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18 at Alpharetta’s
Fire Station No. 1.

The fire station is located at 2970 Webb Bridge Road in Alpharetta.

National statistics indicate that four out of five child safety seats are misused every day in the United States, the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety said in its press release. Alpharetta police officers and firefighters who are state certified child safety technicians will be on hand to install, evaluate, adjust and demonstrate the proper methods of using a child restraint seat.

Additional safety information will be made available at the event.

“Parents are encouraged to bring their infants or children and the car seat intended to be used to the event,” the agency said. “It just might save a child’s life.”

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