The Key West Police Department's unique new car design has won second place over 300 entries
in the municipal category in a national competition sponsored by Law and Order magazine. A photograph
of a Key West police car with the palm tree and sun design was featured in the July issue. The
department will receive a specially-inscribed plaque and the magazine is donating the $200 cash prize to the Boys
and Girls Club and the Police Athletic League, at the request of Chief Buz Dillon. Last year a team of
officers developed several new design proposals, then all the officers voted for what literally turned out to be
a winner.
Here are some hard facts about hurricane shelters in Key West: Only two shelters are available— the Harvey Government Center for persons with special needs and Glynn Archer Elementary School for the public. And you should also know that Key West may not have enough shelter spaces, which are available only for category one and category two hurricanes.
No shelters in Monroe County will be safe in the most deadly hurricanes— category three, four and five. Shelters in Key West will not open during these most dangerous hurricanes. Upon the Governor's order, people must evacuate to the mainland.
This hurricane preparedness tip is brought to you by Key West Emergency Management.