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Northfield police: Jesus hasn’t saved you from a parking ticket, however…

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I saw this car on Jefferson Road this morning. 

Back window: "JESUS HAS SAVED ME"

Side window: "HELL AIN’T FUN"

Ticket on windshield with note: "TRAFFIC COURT AIN’T FUN EITHER BUT IF YOU PAY ON TIME, YOU WILL BE SAVED — ADDITIONAL CHARGES."

Heh. Our Northfield cops sure are funny.

Keeping CodeRED a secret: two months and counting

codered-sshotThere’s an article in Wednesday’s Nfld News titled Police upgrade emergency message system and an editorial today titled CodeRED should add weather alerts.

But a search of the City’s web site for the word ‘CodeRed’ brings up “Sorry, no data matching the query "codered " were found.”

It gets worse.

Continue reading Keeping CodeRED a secret: two months and counting

Sgt. Mark Murphy’s new responsibility, perks

Mark Murphy's parking spaceMark Murphy's parking spaceNorthfield Police Sergeant Mark Murphy has evidently been given responsibility for plowing the parking lots at the Northfield Safety Center.  The task comes with a few perquisites: his own parking space, complete with his own sign post inscribed with the police officer’s coat of arms. A new uniform has also been ordered.

Mashup! Northfield crime statistics data map now available

mashup-sshotThere’s no mention of a it in yesterday’s Friday Memo but today’s Northfield News reports that the Northfield Police Department has made available a Northfield crime statistics data map (aka a mashup) via a link from the department web page. ” Currently, the map tracks burglaries, robberies, arson, theft, vehicle thefts and damage to property with tiny, multi-colored pushpins inserted on the map where the offense reportedly occurred. Each pushpin entry also includes basic information about the crime, including the case number, type of crime reported, and the time and date when the offense allegedly occurred.”

How not to talk your way out of a traffic ticket if you’re an optometrist

Pat O'Neill River Valley Vision Center’s Pat O’Neill seems to have chosen the wrong approach with one of Northfield’s men in blue.