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Oswego police invite community to learn more about Blue Envelope program · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Oswego Police invite community to learn more about Blue Envelope program.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Shaw Local News Network, this article is being
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  Speaker 1: The Oswego Police Department will host a Blue Enveloped Program
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  Speaker 1: open house for individuals who may benefit from the program,
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  Speaker 1: along with their families, caregivers, and support persons. The event
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  Speaker 1: will be six to seven thirty pm Thursday, August thirteenth
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  Speaker 1: at the Police Department, three thousand, three hundred and fifty
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  Speaker 1: five Woollly Road. The Blue Envelope Program is designed to
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  Speaker 1: help mike interactions with firsts safer and less stressful for
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  Speaker 1: individuals who are neurodivergent, including those on the autism spectrum.
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  Speaker 1: The program provides participants with a blue Envelope containing information
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  Speaker 1: and guidance to assist during encounters with law enforcement and
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  Speaker 1: other first responders. Our goal is to make every interaction
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  Speaker 1: as safe, comfortable, and successful as possible, Officer Bear Fizenmeyer,
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  Speaker 1: who spearheaded the program at the department, said in a
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  Speaker 1: news release from the police department. The Blue Enveloped Program
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  Speaker 1: helps officers quickly recognize when someone may communicate differently, so
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  Speaker 1: we can adjust our approach and better serve them. He said.
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  Speaker 1: The open house will be an opportunity for the community
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  Speaker 1: to learn more about how it works. The department said
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  Speaker 1: attendees will be able to learn about the program and
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  Speaker 1: how to participate, ask questions during a canda session with
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  Speaker 1: Oswego Police officers, and observe and participate in mock traffic
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  Speaker 1: stops to better understand what to expect during a law
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  Speaker 1: enforcement encounter. According to the release, the department said that
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  Speaker 1: while the program is commonly associated with traffic stops, the
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  Speaker 1: envelope can also be valuable during other interactions with first responders.
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  Speaker 1: Individual who want to take part in a mock traffic
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  Speaker 1: stop are encouraged to email Phisenmeyer at Bpfeisenmeyer at oscoil
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  Speaker 1: dot org in advance, the release said. The department said
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  Speaker 1: participation in the mock traffic stops cannot be guaranteed due
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  Speaker 1: to time constraints and attendance. This article was reformatted from
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  Speaker 1: a press release using artificial intelligence. A SHAW Local editor
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  Speaker 1: verified the information, edited the article, and approved it before publication.