Cashton Community Series

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Police Department

Contributing researchers:

Connor Butzler

Yair Sanjuan

Sydney Helgerson

Madison Hansbery

Lana Gretebeck

Jonathan Harris

Jack Schreier

Marcos Mendoza

Harley Boyer

Copyright @2012. Cashton Elementary Press

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Table of Contents

History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Goods or Services? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

What You Can Find / See . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Reading and Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

What If You Worked Here? . . . . . . . . . . 10

Interesting Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

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History

The police department has been in

Cashton since the early 1900’s. The

police department started because

they wanted to help people.

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Goods or Services?

Police help people stay safe. They

answer phone calls. They respond to

accidents. They patrol the village of

Cashton. They assist with fire calls. They

can call the ambulance or fire

department if needed.

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What You Can Find/See

• Handcuffs

• Police car

• Tickets

• Guns

• Keys

• Radio/Walkie Talkie

• Flashlights

• Dogs

• Siren/Lights

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Photos and Captions

Officer Pat is talking to our classes

about the police department and what

services they provide for the communi-

ty.

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Using Math

They count the money for paying

tickets. They have to know maps and

addresses. They also keep track of

speed limits.

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Reading and Writing

The police officer will read new laws.

They read complaints from people.

They will have to read addresses. They

write tickets and reports for incidents

and calls.

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What If You Worked Here?

You would drive a patrol car. You

would keep people safe. You might

chase bad people. You would give

out tickets to people who are speed-

ing. You would keep track of phone

calls and patrol the village.

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Interesting Facts

• Special training for driving a patrol car

• Wear a tool belt

• Medical training needed

• Respond to accidents quickly

• Be nice to others

• A lot of deer accidents

• 150-200 calls a year

• Special uniforms

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Map

Police department is located at 811

Main Street.

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Glossary

Accident—something that happens

without being planned ahead of time

Department— separate division of an

organization

Incident— event that causes some

trouble

Siren—a device that makes a loud

whistling or wailing sound as a signal or

warning

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About the Project

The Cashton Elementary First Graders

visited many places in order to learn

about the goods and services our com-

munity provides to the people who live

here. A huge thanks to all of the busi-

nesses we contacted who graciously al-

lowed us to visit and learn. If you have

questions about this project or would

like to be included in the future, please

contact one of the following teachers

at the Elementary School (608-654-

7377).

Rachel Huntzicker

Beth Lee

Dawn Stalsberg