Devil’s Night/Halloween Citizens Patrol

In an effort to maintain safe streets for our citizens, the Melvindale Police Department, established a Citizens Patrol on October 30 (Devil’s Night) and October 31 (Halloween) of each year. This event will be advertised in the local newspaper, as well as on the cable community channel.

Citizens are requested to volunteer their time and vehicles to patrol the streets of Melvindale for suspicious activities.

For more information on this program, you may contact the Secretary to the Chief of Police at 313.429.1070, Ext. 1401.

Safety Town

Every summer the Melvindale Kiwanis Club, in cooperation with the Melvindale Police and Fire Departments, sponsors the Melvindale Safety Town Program. For a two (2) week period children between the ages of 4 and 6 are invited to attend a safety training class designed to teach proper safety in a wide variety of hazardous conditions including bus safety, bicycle safety, fire safety, railroad safety, and more. For more information on this program, please contact Melvindale Kiwanis or the Melvindale Fire Department at 313.429.1075, Ext. 1502.

Eddie Eagle Program

Sponsored by the National Rifle Association, the Melvindale Police Department has established a program in which school age children receive training on how to react if they were to come across a weapon. Each class is geared toward the appropriate age group, and includes the instruction of “STOP, DON’T TOUCH, LEAVE THE AREA, TELL AN ADULT”.

The Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program, is a trademark of the NRA, and is a national program which is highly regarded by Police Departments nationwide as a successful method of training to prevent firearm related accidents among children.

D.A.R.E.

Drug Awareness Resistance Education is a national program designed to reach Jr. High youth. The program deals with more than “Say No To Drugs”, and centers on the self-esteem of each student. The lack of self-esteem has been found to be a contributor to peer pressure, which can introduce narcotics to our students. The building of self-esteem shows a direct link in beiing able to “Say No To Drugs”.

Law Day

Sponsored by the 24th District Court, located in Allen Park, Michigan, the Melvindale Police Department participates in this spring event. The purpose of this event is to introduce children of all ages to the criminal justice system. Students experience mock trials and are allowed to have one-on-one contact with various law enforcement agencies.