Officer Stations eNL - Apr 24th, 2024
 
 
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April 24, 2024
EDITOR'S NOTE

Welcome to the latest edition of the OFFICER Stations monthly newsletter! We hope to bring you a combination of information, insights and news focusing on the design and creation of new law enforcement and public safety facilities.

The nomination period for the 2024 OFFICER Station Design Awards opened earlier this month. Visit the all-new OSDA landing page for more information!

Also, the 2024 Station Design Conference is right around the corner! This year's SDC will be held at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel & Spa in Glendale, Arizona, May 21-23, with the 1-on-One sessions taking page on May 20. Take a look at the conference schedule and make your arrangements to attend! Click Here for more information.

The call for entries is open for law enforcement facilities built after January 2020.
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STATIONS SPOTLIGHT
This facility received the Public Safety Centers Gold Award in the 2023 Officer Station Design Awards. Official Project Name: Bozeman Public Safety Center Project City/State: Bozeman, Montana Date Completed: January 8, 2022 Chief/Director: Police Chief Jim Veltkamp Project Area (sq. ft.): 94,000 Total Cost: $37,324,000 Cost Per Square Foot: $397.06...
This facility received the Law Enforcement Facilities III Bronze Award in the 2023 Officer Station Design Awards. Official Project Name: Lubbock Police Substations Project City/State: Lubbock Texas Date Completed: March 1, 2022 Chief/Director: Police Chief Floyd Mitchell  Project Area (sq. ft.): 11,183 Total Cost: $5,365,879 Cost Per Square Foot...
This facility received the Public Safety Centers Silver Award in the 2023 Officer Station Design Awards. Official Project Name: Needham Public Safety Headquarters Project City/State: Needham, MA Date Completed: February 28, 2022 Chief/Director: Police Chief John Schlittler Project Area (sq. ft.) 58,838 Total Cost: $44,481,523 Cost Per Square Foot: ...
This facility received the Public Safety Centers Bronze Award in the 2023 Officer Station Design Awards. Official Project Name: Randall S. Webster Emergency Operations and Communications Center Project City/State: Conway, SC Date Completed: August 2022 Chief/Director: Randy Webster, Assistant County Administrator Project Area (sq. ft.): 43,597 Total...
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STATION NEWS
A 42-year-old man is accused of intentionally driving a stolen tractor-trailer into the Texas Department of Public Safety building in Breham after being denied a commercial driver's license.
It's unclear why a 26-year-old man stood in front of two parked cruisers and kept fishing rocks out of coat pockets before hurling them at the front doors of an NYPD station in Manhattan.
The head of Allentown's Fraternal Order of Police criticized the potential sale of the building where most officers and vehicles are stationed before alternate arrangements had been made.
A driver and a passenger were seriously injured after the driver was distracted and lost control of the vehicle, crashing into the Colorado Springs Police Department's Stetson Hills station.