Surprisingly, few research studies exist that focus on frequent walkers. Derek Christie is a researcher in EPFL’s Urban Sociology Laboratory who decided to study this population for his thesis paper. He presented his ideas on April 20, 2018.

According to his findings, most people can change their lifestyle by integrating frequent walking into their routine. He discovered that nearly all participants had chosen to start walking more at the same time as another change in lifestyle. His paper shows how the use of devices like smartphone apps or pedometers often played a decisive role in a participant’s decision to walk.

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With many states raising driving age in recent years, many new graduates are also new drivers. This has plenty of parents nervous as their teens face graduation, new driving skills, and possible road trips to college at the same time. These graduation gifts are perfect for new drivers as they leave for college, jobs, and more.

Roadside Assistance Memberships

Nothing is more terrifying to a parent than to have a child broken down on the side of the road hours away with no help in sight. Roadside assistance memberships mean teen drivers have access to help in their hour of need – even if that hour is 2:00 am. Choose programs wisely and look for those that offer full-service solutions that include things like battery services, gas services, and towing if necessary.

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The month of June has been designated National Safety Month by the National Safety Council. The National Safety Council is an organization that focuses on preventing deaths on roads, in homes, workplaces, and communities through a combination of leadership efforts, education, research, and advocacy.

Each week during the month of June the organization focuses on different aspects of safety for its efforts. The weeks and their focus safety issues are listed below.

• Week One: Emergency preparedness.
• Week Two: Wellness
• Week Three: Falls
• Week Four: Driving Safety

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State troopers have difficult jobs in the best of circumstances. You must have nearly encyclopedic knowledge of state and constitutional laws as well as specialized training to handle a wide range of tactical, physical, and emotionally fraught situations while keeping a level head. It’s a tough job that is physically and mentally taxing.

On any given day you may be called upon to do any, and sometimes all, of the following: Read the rest of this entry »

Burbank police officers are happy to report that two suspects have both been arrested less than an hour after they attempted to steal expensive items from a Burbank beauty store. Mariel Miranda-Guerra and Giovanni Lopez-Valencia have been charged with burglary and grand theft. They are being detained at the Burbank city jail on a $250,000 bail.

The two suspects decided to break into Ulta Beauty at Victory Plaza at around midnight on May 5th. The male and female pair smashed one of the store’s front windows, and the couple grabbed thousands of dollars’ worth of perfume from the establishment’s displays. When the window was breached, a security alarm went off at the store which prompted Burbank police officers to respond. When they arrived on scene, the couple had already fled with the expensive merchandise.

Thankfully, responding police officers determined that a number of the expensive perfume bottles had tiny and discreet GPS trackers attached to them. The officers quickly utilized the establishment’s GPS systems to pinpoint the location of some of the stolen goods. Upon determining a location, police jumped into a Los Angeles police department helicopter to descend on the suspect’s location. Read the rest of this entry »