Click-It or Ticket roadblocks for April 1, 1997

"Click-It or Ticket"

Don't be an April Fool!

The DeKalb County Police Department STAR Team conducted on April 1, 1997 two "Click-It or Ticket" roadside safety checks in DeKalb County. This was planned and coordinated by STAR Team Sergeant John Gardner and was under his supervision. Along with the STAR Team of DeKalb Police, the Tactical Enforcement Unit (TAC), Community Oriented Policing (COPS) unit, and the City of Clarkston Police all worked together for enforcement purposes. Safe Kids of DeKalb, headed by Carol Ball, helped parents in showing them the correct way of car seat installations. The DeKalb Emergency Medical Service (EMS) also assisted in the car safety seat checks and administration of this event

Our goals today were to educate and enforce the occupant protection laws in Georgia. Specifically, we were looking for unrestrained children and front-seat occupants. In Georgia, seat belts and child restraints are primary laws which means an officer does not need any other offense to make a case. Click here for further information on occupant protection. We are genuinely concerned with the safety of the persons in our community and believe these restraints, when used properly can make a difference.

The first safety check in the morning on Covington Hwy, just inside I-285. The second was after lunch in the city of Clarkston on E. Ponce de Leon Ave. During the course of the events, the following cases were made:

Child Restraint	Seat Belts	DUI	Other	Suspended License	Felony Arrests	Misdemeaner Arrests	Stolen cars recovered
12	77	1	54	6	2	7	1

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Off. Isbell setting up the Batmobile Off. Spain checks a license Carol Ball checks a car seat TV station filming our work checking car seat Officer McGrath makes DUI arrest; displays the found Marijuana


Off. Isbell setting up the Batmobile	Off. Spain checks a license	Carol Ball checks a car seat	TV station filming our work checking car seat	Officer McGrath makes DUI arrest; displays the found Marijuana

Officers writing citations in parking lot Officers in street checking cars (Large) Officers in street checking cars (small) Offier Dankewich directing car into lot Sgt. Gardner checking things out


Officers writing citations in parking lot	Officers in street checking cars (Large)	Officers in street checking cars (small)	Offier Dankewich directing car into lot	Sgt. Gardner checking things out

TAC Officers Clayton and Sapp in roadway TAC Officer Sapp "100 % ID Check" warning sign EMS Vehicles assisting us Mary Ann helping with a child seat


TAC Officers Clayton and Sapp in roadway	TAC Officer Sapp	"100 % ID Check" warning sign	EMS Vehicles assisting us	Mary Ann helping with a child seat

Safe Kids of DeKalb in the back of a car checking the safety seat Carol Ball Safe Kids display, materials STAR Cars (low-res) STAR Cars (hi-res)


Safe Kids of DeKalb in the back of a car checking the safety seat	Carol Ball	Safe Kids display, materials	STAR Cars (low-res)	STAR Cars (hi-res)

Sgt. Gardner being interview for local TV BATMOBILE parked at Clarkston location Clarkston police writing citations Clarkston police with an arrest Traffic from street pulling into citation area


Sgt. Gardner being interview for local TV	BATMOBILE parked at Clarkston location	Clarkston police writing citations	Clarkston police with an arrest	Traffic from street pulling into citation area

Clarkston ticket writing area We had the wreckers very busy Another arrest Large sum money from one of the arrests Child seat with locking clip (MANY were missing this!)


Clarkston ticket writing area	We had the wreckers very busy	Another arrest	Large sum money from one of the arrests	Child seat with locking clip (MANY were missing this!)

Carol Ball working hard to get this seat tight Carol Ball showing parent how to install seat A very happy father wanted this picture taken in appreciation for our help DeKalb K-9 unit checks car for drugs DeKalb K-9 unit checks in trunk for drugs


Carol Ball working hard to get this seat tight	Carol Ball showing parent how to install seat	A very happy father wanted this picture taken in appreciation for our help	DeKalb K-9 unit checks car for drugs	DeKalb K-9 unit checks in trunk for drugs

Another K-9 unit arrives to help Mary Ann inspecting car seat A K-9 driver! Wrecker still not done At days end, the STAR Team was presented an award for their occupant protection programs


Another K-9 unit arrives to help	Mary Ann inspecting car seat	A K-9 driver!	Wrecker still not done	At days end, the STAR Team was presented an award for their occupant protection programs

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donekeenum@mindspring.com- santadon@mindspring.com -July 14, 2003 Congratulation on a job well done. Thanks especially to Don Keenum

stephanie- October 03, 2002 hey sweet deal it helps a lot for my speech

Tonya- tsenn20@msn.com -May 13, 2002 The website that is suppose to list the dates for the campaign is not working is there anywhere else to go to see this information?

debbi- jeffndeb@pinebelt.net -May 25, 2001 cool sight, lots of information..thanks.

Michael D. George, Occupant Safety Progr- mgeorge102@aol.com -April 11, 2000 Great work, STAR Team!

T. Martinez- terramf@zianet.com -April 10, 2000 I think it super and believe it should be done all over the world for the saftey of our children! Thanks for the extraordinary job! Excellent and 100% thanks to the one with the idea.......

chrissy- crowan@aol.com -March 10, 1999 Great job keep up the good work!

David F. WOLVERTON, C.E.O., Click It.(R)- ceo@clickit.com.au -September 01, 1998 Your regular e-mail address "bounced" as unavailable... Accordingly - this was the only method we could use to notify this site of its trademark violation... Dear Sir/madam, I write to you today to advise you that your web site is violating our International trademark (Click It) by using it in your "Click It or ticket" web page promotion... We have now owned this property (Click It) for over two and a half years - and are extremly zealous about protecting it - along with its associated Corporate image... Therefore - on behalf of the owner of this trademark registered property - I am forced to advise you to IMMEDIATLY remove this page from your web site - as well as all other references on your site which use our trademark... within the next seven (7) working days. You must also delete all links to this page from the major search engines (All of them) within the next 14 (fourteen) working days. Failure to comply with either directions, within the stated time frames, will result in immediate and full criminal prossecution. In seven (7) days, we will re-visit your site. Should you have not removed all references to our property - you will immediatly be issued with a summons for trademark violation. It is our hope that this will not be neccesary... Yours faithfully, David F. WOLVERTON Chief Executive Officer, Click It.(R) _ _ _ / \_/ \_/ \ Click It.(R) http://www.clickit.com.au \_/ \_/ \_/ Phone: 61 (8) 8411 0729 E-mail: ceo@clickit.com.au \_/ \_/ Proudly supporting the Sydney 2000, Olympic Games

Timothy Prahl- WingsFan@ix.Netcom.com -May 29, 1997 Nice site! I live in Michigan, and I wish they would do something just like your Click it or Ticket program!! Keep up the good work!!

Elaine Brooks, Solicitor's office- May 07, 1997 Mester: Thank you for allowing me to ride with you as you did your job on Friday night. I really enjoyed learning more about what you guys do and seeing it in person. By the way, I have been musing all weeking over subpoenaing the nurses at the jail even after the Bazemore case came down. Please call me when you get a chance at 371-2209 (daytime hours!). I want to ask you a couple of questions. Also, did you put my name on the police report for the marijuana DUI? Thanks again for everything. (I could have called, but you said you were the computer guy, so I thought e-mail might be fun...[I've never used it before]) Elaine Brooks

P.O. Brown- B.Brown3798@aol.com -April 29, 1997 I think that the program is great. Being a newspaper reporter, I rolled upon the scen at 285-Covington Hwy on 4/1 and was totally awed at the scope of the operation. Click-It-Or-Ticket is great. Keep it coming\1

SENIOR AIRMAN MICHAEL GRANT- GRANTM@WWW.VALUU.NET -April 17, 1997 OUTSTANDING WORK CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE PICTURES OF YOUR TEAM IN ACTION

Brittany Copeland- April 14, 1997 Way to go! You are definitely living up to the 1997 SAFE KIDS of Georgia Outstanding Program Award you received for the Click It or Ticket campaign. You make occupant safey roadchecks look so easy! Keep up the great work!

JASON M. YABER- April 13, 1997 I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND THE RESULTS FROM THIS CHECK. GREAT JOB AND STAY SAFE!

Lt. David Junger- djunger@cyberatl.net -April 08, 1997 The real audio is a great addition to an already great site.

Lt. David Junger, Decatur Police- djunger@cyberatl.net -April 04, 1997 Tom, the photographs are great. Looks like another successful campaign. The STAR Team is definitely a first class operation (especially the Web site). Keep up the hard work!

Don Keenum- dkeenum@cyberatl.net -April 04, 1997 nice pictures keep up the good work

Don James- djames@cyberatl.net -April 03, 1997 Great information and awesome pictures, keep up the good work!

T. S. Mester- tmester@cyberatl.net -April 03, 1997 Thanks to Carol Ball and Safe Kids of DeKalb, along with Clarkston Police, DeKalb EMS, and the Governor's Office of Highway Safety. Please offer your views of this roadback in this area; you can be annonomous if you desire.

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