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February 26, 2021 at 1:46 PM
CRANFORD - A forward-thinking police officer, a generous Cranford-based business, and the Police Department’s Community Outreach Unit combined efforts to create and deploy “Sensory Communication Kits” in all primary radio cars in Cranford.
According to the release, Officer John Rattigan, a 16-year veteran of the force and paramedic, saw the value in providing officers with a kit comprised of self-soothing tools, ear protection, eye protection, and whiteboards to be used during crisis situations in which hypo and hyper-sensitivities may affect an officer’s interaction with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). After he assembled a prototype and pitched the idea to the organization, the Cranford Police Department created an additional seven kits to outfit police vehicles in the Patrol Division, Juvenile Bureau and Community Outreach Unit. One kit will also be housed inside police headquarters.
Welcome donation will help Thames Valley Adventure Playground through pandemic A family company that has been part of Slough s social fabric for more than 90 years has teamed up with the Thames Valley Adventure Playground, to help it continue providing a haven for children and adults with disabilities. The sugar manufacturers Ragus have been on Slough Trading Estate since 1928. The company has just donated over £1,000 to the Taplow based Playground. Corporate social responsibility manager Henry Eastick said: We are and always have been a family and community orientated business. The idea of donating the funds to continue helping our local community came from Ragus’ previous Managing Director, my Grandfather Ronald Eastick.