Area police hold child-seat check
| 21 Oct 2013 | 10:16
At left, Vernon Township Police Department Detective Jason Haw reaches for gifts for the kids as they wait patiently for their car seats to be checked.
Sussex County Sheriff's Officer Samantha Schilling inspects the installation of a child's car seat. She made detailed reports of how the seats were installed when they arrived for inspection and the necessary steps, if needed, to correct or improve the installations.
Jackie Stackhouse is a senior checker for the North New Jersey Safe Kids organization. She is shown attempting to adjust a child safety seat for the Pietrucha family of Highland Lakes as little Reese Pietrucha, 2 1/2, wonders why all those adults are in her car.
VERNON — Members of area law enforcement helped parents ensure their children's child-safety seats were properly installed and in good working order Sunday at the Highland Lakes Clubhouse.
Workers and volunteers came from the police departments of Vernon, Andover, Sparta, Newton, and Pequannock, the Sussex County Sheriff’s Office and the North New Jersey Safe Kids organization. The Highland Lakes Fire Department and the Vernon Ambulance Squad also were on hand.
The children got to explore fire engines, an ambulance, and the Sussex County Sheriff’s Office’s mobile command station while their car seats were examined and adjusted.
Photos by Chris Wyman