Bartow Sheriff's Office hosts Ident-A-Kid at Walmart March 3, 4

Media release: Stop by Walmart, 101 Market Place Blvd, Cartersville Ga on Saturday, March 3, 2012 or Sunday, March 4, 2012 and join our deputies in a public service event.

On March 3, 2012, starting at 9:00 am, deputies will be at Walmart (General Merchandise side) completing an Ident-A-Kid card for any parent/guardian of a minor child under the age of 1...5. This card contains crucial information to Law Enforcement Officers should your child become lost or missing. The driver's license-like card contains your child's photograph, fingerprint and description. Parents keep the card with them at all times and, in an emergency, can provide law enforcement with it for immediate response. Deputies will be completing these cards between 9:00 am until 12:00 pm. For more information about the Ident-A-Kid program, visit www.ident-a-kid.com

Between 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm, deputies will be conducting safety inspections of installed child safety seats. Our deputies have been specially trained by Safe Kids USA for the proper installation of child safety seats. According to Safe Kids USA, child safety seats reduce fatal injury by 71 percent for infants and 54 percent for toddlers in passenger cars. Compared to seat belts, the use of child safety seats reduces the risk of injury among young children by 71-82 percent and fatal injury by 28 percent. The overall critical misuse for child restraints is about 73 percent. Infant seats have the highest percent of critical misuse, followed by rear-facing convertible seats. Stop by and have our deputies inspect your child safety seat to insure that it is properly installed. If your seat is not installed properly, our deputies will instruct you in the proper installation of your child safty seat. No citations will be given if your seat is not properly installed. The safety of your child's life is our top priority in conducting this event. Deputies will be at Walmart on March 3 and March 4 between 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm for this event. For more information on Safe Kids USA, visit www.safekids.org