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Motor
Division
The
Motor Division participates in many local community events including
Lapeer's Memorial Day parade and 4th of July parades in Hadley ande
North Branch. They also provide assistance at Imlay City's Blueberry
Festival, Columbiaville's Lily Festival, the Eastern Michigan Fair,
Clifford's St. Patrick's Heritage Festival, Metamora Days, Dryden
Days and Lapeer Days. They assisted with activites at local Korean
War Memorial Services commerating 50 years since the end of the
war and provided safe escort for the Vietnam Moving Wall Memorial
throughout Lapeer County.
The
Reserve Motor Deputies also provide additional support to the full-time
Motor and Road Patrol Deputies for variouis community and school
patrol activities and funeral escorts as needed during the year.
The
Motor Division is comprised of a team of part-time volunteer Reserve
Motor Division Deputies and full-time Sheriff's Deputies. Reserve
Motor Deputies provide their own Harley-Davidson police motorcycles,
equipment and uniforms. They also contribute their personal time
to participate in many police training and police motorcycle training
exercises. The Motor Division completed its third full year of operation
in 2003 and contributed over 1,900 volunteer man-hours to the Lapeer
County community.
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