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Did you know 90% of child safety seats used are improperly installed? There will always be kids and there will always be new parents and grandparents caring for growing children.
Kids will continue to be at risk if adult caregivers don’t get the message that kids in their care must be properly restrained. Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death and injury among children.
Parents and caregivers need to understand how important it is to have their child safety seats inspected by a certified child passenger safety technician. The Sterling Heights Police Department is dedicated to keeping our kids safe and all of our CORE Officers, as well as our Training Bureau Officers, are certified as Child Passenger Safety Technicians (C.P.S.T.). These highly trained C.P.S.T.’s can assist and give you guidance on your child seat install.
Participants are asked to bring the following items to the inspection: