Programs & Services
Bicycle Safety - Bicycle safety
demonstrations & information is provided for children.
Child ID Program - In conjunction with Communities That Care, the Waynesboro Police Department fingerprints children, takes their photo, and provides a small plastic baggie for a DNA sample (hair follicle, fingernail, etc). All this information is given to the parent for safekeeping.
Community/Public Safety Seminars - Seminars can be
conducted on personal/home safety, gang awareness, drug awareness and
neighborhood watches, etc.
DARE Program - We currently have one DARE Instructor that teaches at
Summitview on Wednesdays during the school year.
Drug Investigations - The Franklin County Drug Task Force offers their assistance to the Waynesboro Police Department in drug investigations and making arrests.
Fingerprinting of Civilians - The Waynesboro Police Department will fingerprint civilians (for employment,
adoption, etc.) Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The cost is $5.00 for three cards. Please call in advance to make sure an officer is available to assist you: 717-762-2132.
Healthy Kids Day - This event is sponsored by the YMCA
and is a day set aside to enlighten children on ways to build lasting habits of
good health. This event is held in April. Open and free to the
public.
K-9 Demonstrations - Our K-9, Ex, and his partner can
attend special events to provide a demonstration on drug searches.
National Night Out Program - The National Night Out Program is a community awareness program. Each year the Waynesboro Police Department holds an information and display night.
Local fire departments, ambulance squads, The Medic II, Waynesboro Hospital
along with various other agencies in Franklin County set up displays to bring
neighborhoods together with public safety personnel to help fight drugs,
violence and help promote crime prevention.
Station Tours - Tours are available for groups by appointment only.
The tour includes the police vehicles, station, cells and booking center.
Waynesboro Hospital Health Fair - Once a year the Waynesboro Hospital holds a health fair open and free to the public.
The
Health Fair is held one Saturday in March from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at
the Waynesboro Senior High School Gymnasium. Sorry - this event is not
being held in 2008 due to renovations at the High School.
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