Free Car Seat Safety Check Being Offered At SCPD

SANTA CRUZ, CA — The Safely Home program is offering a free car seat check at the Santa Cruz Police Department for anyone who needs help transitioning their child from a rear facing to a forward facing car seat. The event will take place Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 155 Center Street.

During the event, certified child passenger safety technicians will offer the following assistance to parents and caregivers:

• Ensure that their child’s car seat has not been recalled.
• Advise on how to choose an age, height and weight appropriate car seat.
• Instruct and demonstrate how to install and use the appropriate car seat in the vehicle.
• Instruct and demonstrate how to correctly place a child in the appropriate car seat.
• Answer any questions parents or caregivers may have regarding child passenger safety.

Anyone who is interested in attending the free event needs to register here for a car seat appointment. Appointments are 1 hour long; up to two car seats per appointment.

If you are unable to reserve an appointment, you can find other free car seat fitting stations with the car seat fitting resource list.