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Police Chief Krolikowski is Featured Speaker at Kiwanis Membership Luncheon
-- Annual Membership Drive luncheon featured police chief, Leon Krolikowski, who spoke about town and police department issues --
“Leon and his team are such wonderful assets to our town,” said Kiwanis president Stacey Hafen. “His talk at our annual membership luncheon provided insight on new police department initiatives, status of ongoing investigations, and plans for the future.”
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New Canaan, CT, December 11, 2013 – The Kiwanis Club of New Canaan (http://www.newcanaankiwanis.org) welcomed police chief Leon Krolikowski as speaker at the Club’s annual membership drive luncheon on Wednesday, December 11, at the Roger Sherman Inn.
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Chief Krolikowski updated everyone on new police department initiatives, ongoing investigations, and plans for the future. He also provided trivia Q&A for the group such as:
Q: How many police officers does New Canaan currently have on staff? A: 45
Q: How many traffic accidents occur in town each year? A: 500+
Q: How many burglaries happen in town annually? A: 15-20 (down from hundreds 20-30 years ago)
He also discussed his plans to re-open the department’s K-9 program. A police department’s K-9 program is an invaluable tool for deterring crime, finding missing persons, apprehending criminals, and curbing thefts, burglaries and vandalism.
For more information on the New Canaan Police Department or on their K-9 program, please visit www.NewCanaanPolice.org.
Kiwanis International is an international, coeducational service club founded in 1915. The Kiwanis Club of New Canaan, chartered in 1939 with the Norwalk Kiwanis Club as their sponsoring chapter, will celebrate their 75th anniversary in 2014. They’re noted for having the first female member in Connecticut, and welcome everyone to join them.
To learn more about Kiwanis, to become a member, or for more information on the New Canaan Kiwanis Club’s upcoming events and programs please Like them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kiwanis-Club-of-New-Canaan/211264272229693
Kiwanis International is a global non-profit organization of members of every age, who are dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time.
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