Lynnfield Police To Unveil New Motorcycle This Week
Funding for one-year motorcycle lease paid for with help from Kelly Automotive Group.
The town's new police motorcycle has been delivered and lettered and is expected to be unveiled to local media and others later in the week.
At Monday night's selectmen's meeting, Police Chief David Breen reported that "the bike is in, it's been lettered... we're going to use it for traffic enforcement and other purposes as well."
In late January, the police department announced a deal with Kelly Automotive Group where town residents purchasing a vehicle from the company would have $50 donated to a fund to pay for a year-long motorcycle lease.
The motorcycle is also likely to appear at the town's various schools in the coming months.
"I know any time you want to get a message out to children, a motorcycle opens up the opportunity to talk," said Brian Kelly, CEO of Kelly Automotive Group, later in the meeting. Kelly, who said that he's been a motorcycle lover for much of his life, also said it's probable that the current one-year partnership bringing the bike to town can be extended.
Breen indicated that at this point, Officer Ray Barnes is the only member of the police force certified to use the motorcycle. However, he added that the department was able to get two free 40-hour training spots for an additional two officers - bringing the number of motorcycle-certified Lynnfield Police up to three.
The police department is expecting to unveil the motorcycle later in the week and this website will have some photos of it when the time comes.
Also, Breen reported that this Sunday at 10 a.m. at Lynnfield Middle School, the police will be doing an informational-only compliance check for motorcyclists.
Don
7:00 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
It would be better to unveil it on Chestnut St. Just put it anywhere and within a week the tickets will pay for it.
Chief David J. Breen
2:53 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Don,
I will have an officer up on Chestnut St. to perform traffic enforcement this afternoon.
Don
7:45 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012
I am sure you know about the problems Chief. Besides people regularly going 45-55 on these 35 MPH roads, I had a shocking incident. I was going 35 and had someone so close to my bumper you could not see their headlights. When the stretch goes from 35 to 25 mph, they "young kid" started throwing a fit. Then when we hit the straight part where it goes back to 35. This kid got in the wrong lane and blew by me about 70mph. If there where anyone coming down the hill, it would have been a bad head on collision. We have seen many accidents in this area, and why don 't people get it. We had a girl killed there years ago, some guy smacked a tree in front of our house with his motorcycle and we have lost power due to people hitting power lines. It isn't anyone's fault but these impatient, entitled citizens and their kids. I say, hit them hard. Thanks for everything, too.