Upper Macungie Township police will once again conduct Operation Bee Safe, which is aimed at protecting children at school bus stops.

Through the program, residents are encouraged to nominate their child’s bus stop by contacting Officer William Rohrbach at wrohrbach@uppermac-pd.org.

Once nominated, the bus stop will be added to a list of rotating stops monitored by patrol officers in marked police cars with exterior emergency lights and police decals and unmarked police cars, as well as officers on foot.

Officers committed to this program are instructed to: ensure the safety of children and parents at every stop, monitor the stop for school bus flashing red light violators, and cite and prosecute offenders to the fullest extent of the law.

Interested in nominating your child’s bus stop?

·Email Officer William Rohrbach at wrohrbach@uppermac-pd.org, or call at 484-661-5911. Bus stop information may also be left in his voicemail.

·In the message, include: exact location of the bus stop (example: “146 Lone Lane” or “Intersection of Lone Lane and Helen Drive”) and exact pickup and drop-off times as provided by Parkland School District.

At this time, this service is only available to those who live within the jurisdiction of the Upper Macungie Township Police Department.

Numerous requests are made in other in other jurisdictions, but Upper Macungie police do not have the authority to enforce traffic laws if the stop is not in Upper Macungie.

For full details, go to local.nixle.com/alert/9617102/?sub_id=0.