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Stop by the O'Fallon Police Department's free Open House this Saturday

If you’re interested in safety and law enforcement, come to the O’Fallon Police Department’s family-oriented Open House from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 17. You and your family can tour the O’Fallon Police Department, watch K-9 demonstrations, see law enforcement equipment and learn about safety issues at the O’Fallon PD’s Community-Oriented Public Safety (COPS) Day. The open house will be held at the O’Fallon Municipal Centre, 100 North Main Street, O’Fallon, Missouri 63366. Admission and parking are free.

Kids can visit a petting zoo and get a pony ride, free, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., and a bounce house will be available throughout the event. O’Fallon Police Explorer Post 2943 will have safety helmets for sale. Educational kids’ activities include a certified children’s safety program with an O’Fallon Police Department certificate and goodie bag for the first 500 children who complete the required activities. Concessions for sale will include $3 meals of hotdogs, chips and a drink.

Equipment to be on display includes O’Fallon Police Department vehicles, the St. Louis Metropolitan Air Support helicopter, the O’Fallon Fire Protection District’s Smoke House, the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department Bomb and Arson display and SWAT team equipment. For more information, email Police Officer Doug Newsom at dnewsom@ofallon.mo.us, or call 636-240-3200 ext. 5708.

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