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The Minturn Police Department recognizes a shared responsibility and connection between the police and the community in making Minturn a safer, more livable town. In order to provide the best possible service, we need your input.

The following links describe how you can make requests, report crimes, and give feedback on officer performance (either positive or negative). We have also included some other websites we find useful and have tried to answer your most frequently asked questions.

Car Seat Safety   Reporting Non-Emergencies	Citizen Requests   Officer Comments	Reporting Emergencies

CAR SEAT SAFETY

Did you know that 4 out of 5 child safety seats are used incorrectly?

Make sure your loved ones are buckled properly.

Proper installation of child seats can result in:

• 71% effectiveness in reducing infant death
• 54 % effectiveness in reducing toddler death
• 69% reduction in hospital visits

Colorado’s Child Passenger Safety Law (CPS) provides guidelines for keeping your infant, toddler and school-aged children safe while in the car.

• Infants must ride in a rear-facing child safety seat until they are least one year old and weigh at least 20 pounds.
• Children from ages 1 to 4, who weight 20 to 40 pounds, must be restrained in a forward-facing child seat.
• Children who weigh over 40 pounds or who at least 4 years but less than 6 years must be properly restrained in a child booster seat or with a child safety belt positioning device, unless they are 55” tall.

For more information, link to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or Car Seats Colorado.