Buckle Up!

Seventy-three percent of the people who were in a fatal crash in 2001 and were restrained survived; of those who were not restrained, only 44 percent survived. [NHTSA, Annual Assessment of Motor Vehicle Crashes, 2001]

In fatal crashes, 75 percent of all passenger car occupants who were totally ejected were killed. Only 1 percent of those occupants had been using a safety belt. [NHTSA, Traffic Safety Facts Overview, 2001]
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Drugs In America

Drugs and kids. It's a reality every parent must face--head-on. You can't deny it. You can't ignore it. But as parents or other concerned caregivers, you are your children's greatest resource.
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Move Over Law

The "Move Over Law" is a part of the "Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicles Law".

  • Tennessee was the 30th state to establish a move over law which creates a safety zone to protect police, firefighters, and other emergency personnel.
  • Beginning July 1, 2006, penalties for violating the Move Over law in Tennessee increased from a maximum $50 fine to a $100 to $500 fine and possibly up to 30 days in jail.
  • " T.C.A. 55-8-132. Operation of vehicles and streetcars on approach of authorized emergency vehicles.
  • " The "Move Over" campaign was created to raise awareness of the move over law, and protect state troopers and others whose workplace is often the side of a busy highway.

What Is Domestic Violence??

Domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner.

Abuse is physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that frighten, intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, injure or wound someone.

Domestic violence can happen to anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion or gender. It can happen to couples who are married, living together or who are dating. Domestic violence affects people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and education levels.

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Does Dyer Have a Curfew?

Yes. City Ordinance 11-804 states, "It shall be unlawful for any minor, under the age of eighteen (18) years, to be abroad at night after 12:00 a.m. unless going directly to or from a lawful activity or upon a legitimate errand for, or accompanied by, a parent, guardian, or other adult person having lawful custody of such minor."

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Dyer Police

793 South Main St.
Dyer, TN 38330
Phone: 731-692-2843
Fax: 731-692-2183
Central Control: 731-692-3714

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