Flashing lights could be the thing that saves a police officer’s life. “During those periods when officers are out working traffic crashes and other incidents in the middle of the night, they need to be seen,” said Robert Spinks, Parsons Kansas Police Chief. Visibility and more safety are a couple of important things the Parsons Police Department will now be able to increase with the help of a new tool. “This is an opportunity where we’re taking custody of enough Guardian Angel devices to equip all of our patrol officers,” said Spinks. On Monday, Parsons Police Chief Robert Spinks announced the department received the donation from local manufacturer CST Industries, worth about four thousand dollars. “CST again, safety is number one with CST, so being able to funnel that out into the community is important to us. So, like I say, there’s no hesitation in being able to give these to the Parsons Police Department,” said Steve Trimble, CST Plant Manager. “On behalf of everybody at Parsons Police Department, I’d like to thank CST for their donation,” said Officer Frank Pousher, Parsons Police Department. Patrol officers such as Officer Frank Pousher can use the lights to assist them with traffic stops, crash scenes, and when the weather hinders visibility. They have settings like blinking “SOS” in Morse code or blinking red and blue lights. “Help me by being a little bit more visible. If I work nights on that traffic accident, I don’t want to be hit by doing traffic stops. So that helps,” said Pousher. All with preventing injuries on the roadway in mind. “To the level that the community supports the men and women who are out there 24/7 trying to do the right thing for the right reason to make our community as safe as possible,” said Spinks.
Source: KSNF/KODE
