Touch-A-Truck garners large crowds in support of Crime Prevention Centre

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Patrons of Touch-A-Truck check out a Waste Management vehicle. (rdnewsNO/Josh Hall)

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The centre also handles the Garage 529 program in Red Deer, which is a mobile bike registry. Reports of stolen bikes were up 13 per cent through the app last year.

“Our mission is to engage, educate and empower citizens to increase community safety,” adds Rambow. “We’ve been in operation for 10 years now, and we’re helping residents, businesses and communities tackle crime-related issues.”

The CACPS operates on fundraising dollars, and some municipal funding.

Among the many other community-minded organizations on hand at Touch-A-Truck was Calmont Group, which recently opened a Bobcat/Volvo/Calmont central location in Red Deer (open house June 3).

The company rents out a Zebra-decaled Bobcat for companies to do their respective work, with rental proceeds benefiting Edmonton’s Zebra Child Protection Centre.

“Helping out the centre is about spreading awareness about it’s mission. The Zebra Centre likes to say that ‘Kids can tell,'” says Carlos Melara, representing Calmont at Touch-A-Truck. “It’s important to protect them. because they are innocent. Unfortunately, they are taken advantage of a lot, and it’s our jobs as good people to really watch out and care for them, so that next generation has the best possible life.”

Carlos Melara, with Calmont/Bobcat, in front of the company’s Zebra Bobcat machine, from which rental proceeds go to the Zebra Child Protection Centre. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Also at Touch-A-Truck, among others, was a City of Red Deer bus and fire truck, Lacombe County peace officers, Waste Management, military vehicles, and various semi trailers, plus much more There was also a smash-a-car area. It ran from 10-4 on Saturday.

The City of Red Deer has proclaimed May 2022 as Crime Prevention Month, which is in line with the usual provincial Crime Prevention Week which takes place each May.

To report graffiti to the CACPS, or to learn more about their other services and events, such as the Charity Checkstop and Jane’s Walk, check out their website, cacpc.ca.