Gulfport City Council

Red Light Cameras Reducing Injury Crashes in Gulfport

Overall injury crashes have reduced by 53% since the Gulfport Police Department set up three red light cameras in 2010.

For nearly two years Intersection Safety Cameras, known as Red Light Cameras, have been snapping photos of red light runners in Gulfport. According police officials, they're helping decrease injury crashes in the city. During Tuesday night's city council meeting Gulfport Police Lt. Josh Stone presented an analysis of the program and data that shows injury crashes are down 53.3% from 2010. Traffic Crash Analysis Citywide Total Crashes Overall Total Crash Decrease of 18.4% "Although we went up 7 from last year, we've still seen overall total crashes decrease 18.4 percent," Lt. Josh Stone said during the presentation. Citywide Total Injury Crashes Overall Injury Crash Decrease of 53.3% "The goal was to decrease overall crashes . . . and …

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Gulfport Police to Assist at RNC

Several Gulfport Police Officers will provide security services during the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa.

The 2012 Republican National Convention is slated to lure 50,000 people to Tampa including delegates and credentialed media. The GOP Convention will take place between August 27 and 30 at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. Security is top priority at the much-anticipated event. Gulfport Police Officers hope to aid with those efforts by assisting with crowd control and other police functions. A total of six officers will be going to the RNC. Four officers will patrol on bicycles and two will help maintain security on the waterways in the Gulfport Police Department's boat as part of Marine Operations. “It’s not every day that you get a large event such as the RNC or even the DNC, where the area gets put in the national spotlight. I’m sure it’ll be …

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Gulfport Police Citizens Academy

Video: We Shot the 'Bad Guys!'

That's right! This week we learned how to shoot a handgun at this week's police academy. Check out this week's video to see some of us in action.

The Gulfport Police Department has graciously invited citizens to learn more about the department's operations, policies, procedures and more! The Citizens Police Academy is an 8-week course with class time, demonstrations and a ride along. During my first week, I wrote about learning what it takes to apply to become an officer for Gulfport. During the second week we learned about three topics: GPD Records and Crime Analysis, Communications and K9 Operations. Be sure to check out my second video; it includes three demonstrations from K9 Cosmo. During week five, we learned about community policing and how people can get involved in resolving problems before they escalate. We also received CPR training from the Gulfport Fire Department. …

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