The Ann Arbor Police Department and Ann Arbor Fire Department will host an open house and an awards ceremony Saturday morning.
Courtesy of the city of Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor police Lt. Matt Lige said this is the first outdoor open house since 2005. There will be popcorn, hot dogs and temporary tattoos for kids, along with demonstrations.
“We’re going to be shutting down Fifth (Avenue) between Huron and Ann streets to show case our community engagement effort,” he said.
Running from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ann Arbor Justice Center, 301 E. Huron St., the awards ceremony and open house will highlight AAPD and AAFD accomplishments, awards to private citizens and various demonstrations. Lige said there will be a demonstration of a vehicle extrication, a fire and ice rescue and fire department displays, including a new firetruck.
The award ceremony will run from 11 a.m. to noon and the open house will go from noon until 2 p.m. Life said Ann Arbor police Chief John Seto, who doubles as the city’s public safety administrator, wanted to put on the open house as a way to show the public what the departments do on a regular basis.
“This is a long time coming,” Lige said, adding that the departments are being “very responsible about resource allocation.”
For more details, visit www.a2gov.org/safetyopenhouse. If anyone has questions about the event, call Lige at 734-794-6912.
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.