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Las Vegas schoolchildren learn ‘don’t duck out on safety’

Metro Officer Aden Ocampogomez, dressed up as a duck, helps Jonathan Becerra arrive safely at Halle Hewetson Elementary School as part of "Walking Wednesday." The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Downtown Area Command worked with the school to introduce an event designed to increase traffic and pedestrian awareness. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
As part of project "Walking Wednesday," Metro Officer Aden Ocampogomez, dressed up as a duck, helps Jonathan Becerra arrive safely at Halle Hewetson Elementary School on Wednesday. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Downtown Area Command worked with the school to introduce an event designed to increase traffic and pedestrian awareness. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Metro Officer Aden Ocampogomez, dressed up as a duck, waves at passing traffic at the intersection of Bonanza Road and 20th Street near Halle Hewetson Elementary School. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Downtown Area Command worked with the school to introduce an event designed to increase traffic and pedestrian awareness. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Metro Officer Aden Ocampogomez, dressed up as a duck, watches traffic stop as he crosses Bonanza Road heading toward Halle Hewetson Elementary School on Wednesday. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Downtown Area Command worked with the school to introduce an event designed to increase traffic and pedestrian awareness. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Metro Officer Aden Ocampogomez, dressed up as a duck, helps students and their parents arrive safely at Halle Hewetson Elementary School as part of "Walking Wednesday." The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Downtown Area Command worked with the school to introduce an event designed to increase traffic and pedestrian awareness. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Metro Officer Aden Ocampogomez, dressed up as a duck, watches traffic stop as he crosses Bonanza Road heading toward Halle Hewetson Elementary School as part of "Walking Wednesday." The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Downtown Area Command worked with the school to introduce an event designed to increase traffic and pedestrian awareness. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Metro Officer Laythorpe watches as students arrive safely at Halle Hewetson Elementary School. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Downtown Area Command worked with the school to introduce "Walking Wednesday," an event designed to increase traffic and pedestrian awareness. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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March 19, 2014 - 2:11 pm
 

What do a duck, a school and police have in common? They all teamed up for “Walking Wednesday.”

Officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Downtown Command teamed up with Halle Hewetson Elementary School on Wednesday to bring traffic and pedestrian awareness to schoolchildren.

The project was in conjunction with the fifth annual Nevada Moves Day, which encourages children to walk and bike to and from school.

Metro Officer Aden Ocampogomez dressed as a duck to let students know they shouldn’t “duck out on safety.” Throughout the morning, he walked children across the intersection of Bonanza Road and 20th Street to the school. Officers and school staff gave prizes to students for their participation.

The event was sponsored by the school, police, Safe Routes to School and Downtown 360.

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