Thanks to the Sturgeon Bay Police Department, you can explore some of the city’s biggest events with more peace of mind.

After making their debut at the Sturgeon Bay Farmers Market in early September, the department has deployed its ARX Perimeters barrier at other events including the city’s Harvest Fest and Thrills and Chills events. It even lent the system to the Door County Sheriff’s Department to use during last weekend’s Sister Bay Fall Fest.

The system includes 108 barriers that are stored in two trailers that it uses to transport around town. Its intricacies make it a slow set-up for police officers, especially if it is their first time deploying it during the dark, early hours of a morning before the event. Sturgeon Bay Assistant Police Chief Dan Brinkman believes in time that it will be a very worthwhile $190,000-plus investment that the city made.

Similar barrier systems have been employed across the country as a result to tragedies such as the 2021 Waukesha Christmas Parade where six people were killed and another 62 were injured when a vehicle drove through a police barricade during the event.

Picture courtesy of Destination Sturgeon Bay