Cranford Police Highlight Safety Around Schools, Ways For Pedestrians To Stay Alert

CRANFORD, NJ - The Cranford Police Department is getting parents and students ready with safety tips for the new school year that begins next week.

Ahead of the first full day of the school year on Sept. 4, officers are encouraging a safe environment both inside, and outside, of the buildings. This includes monitoring safety of drivers and bicyclists coming to and from school grounds.

Cranford Police say they are using a decoy officer to carry out pedestrian safety checkpoints in multiple areas throughout town. Just last week, a number of drivers who failed to stop for people crossing the street were pulled over. Pedestrians who crossed against a proper signal or without using a crosswalk were also stopped.

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The Township of Cranford is encouraging residents to:

• Remain alert
• Slow down near crosswalks
• Give pedestrians the right of way
• Pedestrians should cross only at marked crosswalks
• Pedestrians must obey traffic signals

These reminders come as Cranford parents and students will also have to navigate through a number of transportation adjustments with the start of the new school year.

Construction at multiple schools approved in a Jan. 2024 bond referendum is bringing changes to how visitors can access the buildings this fall. The district is working with the Cranford Police Department to ensure safe and smooth processes are in place at drop-offs and other sites used daily. Read more