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Police chief touts taser training, warns parents about golf-cart safety
Summary
The police chief said new tasers were delivered and officers are being trained, and warned the public that 'there's no child allowed under 48 pounds on a golf cart,' urging caution after incidents involving children and golf carts.
The chief briefed the board that the department has received newly purchased tasers and that officers have begun training on the devices, which are intended to be safer and more effective. The chief said training will continue over the next several weeks as the department issues equipment to officers.
The chief also raised concerns about increasing golf-cart incidents involving children in town, noting misconceptions about car-seat use in golf carts. "The one stipulation that people need to understand ... there's no child allowed under 48 pounds on a golf cart," the chief said, and warned that repeat unsafe use could lead to enforcement actions including impoundment. The chief said the community should be cautious to avoid serious accidents.
