01/18/10 Nampa Police Department Accepting Bids for Wrecker Contract
The Nampa Police Department will be accepting bid proposals for the following services;
- The towing of all Police Department owned vehicles within the Nampa City limits and impact area.
- The towing of vehicles that are seized as police evidence.
- The towing of abandoned vehicles, which have been tagged under the 48-hour notice as abandoned.
- Short-term storage of seized vehicles forfeited to the Nampa Police Department.
Bid proposals that are submitted must address each of the four services listed. The awarding of the contract will be based on the company's apparent ability to perform the complete process. This will include having adequate equipment and storage space as well as price consideration.
In the event that there is a tie between submitters the Nampa Police Department reserves the right to choose which company it will use. There will be only one contract awarded to only one company. The contract will be for a period of two years from the time the contract is signed.
The agreed upon services would not include vehicles which are towed because they are a traffic hazard. Vehicles requiring an immediate tow of vehicles involved in accidents will be handled through the standard wrecker rotation list. If the service is also on the rotation list, being called for one of the listed services will not effect their position on the list.
All bids must be postmarked no later than February 5, 2008. Late bids will not be considered.
Return bid worksheets to the following;
Lt. Greg Bishop
Nampa Police Department
211 12th Ave So
Nampa, ID 83651
468-5675
01/07/10 Nampa Police Participating in the Alive at 25 program
Please see the press release for details.
01/05/10 Follow Traffic and DUI Teams on Twitter
Be one of the first to know if there’s an accident tying up a Nampa street, or if officers are patrolling a specific area for speeders or drunk drivers. You can now get a Tweet from Nampa Police when you follow them on Twitter at http://twitter.com/nampapdtraffic.
The STEP and DUI teams decided to use Twitter to try to get information out more quickly to the public regarding traffic problems that result from crashes, current mobilization and saturation information, and real time enforcement projects. You are invited to follow the Nampa Police Department traffic team on Twitter and feedback is welcome.
12/09/09 Nampa Police & Coats for Kids
Annually Nampa Police Department teams up with local retailers to provide coats for needy children. This year with the extremely cold temperatures and ongoing economic issues, the need was greater than normal. We were excited to partner with Giving Hands this year to provide coats for the 30 children. For a press blurb on the event, please see the slide show on Idaho Press Tribune's website.
If you are interested in either contributing to, or applying for this program, please contact Nena Vigil at 468-5571.
09/07/09 Nampa Police Law Enforcement Phlebotomy Program
The Nampa Police Department, in its continual effort to combat impaired driving, has recently taken part in a groundbreaking program that trains Police Officers to be qualified phlebotomists. This training is funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and is presented by the College of Western Idaho. The law enforcement phlebotomy program is modeled after the program that has been in place in Arizona for over 13 years.
By having Police Officers trained as qualified phlebotomists, officers are able to conduct blood draws on subjects who do not consent to breath or other chemical testing during impaired driver related investigations. Officers are able to obtain blood samples without the added expense of having a hospital perform the blood draw, and are able to maintain a better chain of custody by allowing law enforcement to have custody from the beginning to the end.
The Nampa Police Department would like to get the word out that if you drive while impaired, you will not be given the ability to refuse evidentiary tests. If an impaired driver refuses an offered test, an involuntary blood draw will be conducted. The inability to refuse evidentiary tests furthers the Nampa Police Department’s commitment to making our highways safer, removing the impaired drivers from the roadways, and working “Towards Zero Deaths.”
The Nampa Police Department would like to invite members of the media to attend a presentation where they can observe the current phlebotomy class in action and witness officers performing blood draws. Attendees will be given the opportunity to talk to officers involved in the program and photograph an officer drawing blood. Interviews can also be conducted with phlebotomy instructors and Officer Alan Haywood, Law Enforcement Phlebotomy Coordinator with the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. If interested in attending the Wednesday morning phlebotomy presentation please contact Sgt. Matt Pavelek at 468-5608 or 697-3770.
