Le Mars Police Department To Hold Town Hall Meeting

(Le Mars) — The Le Mars Police Department will hold a town hall meeting, tomorrow, Wednesday, February 5th. The town hall meeting is open to the public, and will be held at the Le Mars Convention Center upper level and is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. Le Mars Police Chief Kevin Vande Vegte says the focus of the public meeting is to discuss among other things, scams.

Vande Vegte says the Le Mars Police Department is notified of scams nearly on a daily basis, and unfortunately, senior citizens are those most likely to be victims of scams.

Another area of focus during the town hall meeting will be on active shooter situations. Assistant Police Chief Justin Daale along with Senior Officer Jeff Kramer will talk about what to do during an active shooter situation.

Daale says creating a distraction against an active shooter may help save your life. He says the police officers encourage the attendees of the Wednesday evening’s program to ask questions.

Chief Vande Vegte says the town hall meeting will likely run for two hours, and he encourages people to attend this informational seminar.