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San Angelo PD offers safe exchange zone for child custody, online exchanges

The San Angelo Police Department has established a safe exchange zone for citizens at police headquarters. The zone was announced on the SAPD's social media page.
Credit: San Angelo Police Department

SAN ANGELO, Texas — To assist San Angelo citizens with child custody arrangements and online exchanges, the San Angelo Police Department has designated two parking spots as a “Safe Exchange Zone” at police headquarters, 401 E. Beauregard Ave.

The spots are located towards the southeast side of the north (public) parking lot.

Although the department’s headquarters parking lot has been informally used for years to make child custody exchanges, the department says it's publicly inviting parents and guardians, as well as online buyers and sellers to use this newly-designated area for in-person exchanges.

The Safe Exchange Zone is designated by signs and will be well-lit at all hours of the day so that members of the public can trade legal items, including internet sales, or conduct child custody exchanges in a safe atmosphere promoted by a police-protected and camera-monitored environment.

The SAPD advises anyone who cannot use the Safe Exchange Zone, to always keep these safety tips in mind:

  • Use a public parking lot that is well-lit and under surveillance.
  • Never go alone, there is safety in numbers! Bring a friend or family member with you.
  • Always let others, friends or family, know where you are going, what you are doing, and what time you are meeting.
  • Don’t meet at your home and never agree to transactions occurring at night.
  • Call 9-1-1 immediately in an emergency!

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