Whitesboro, NY (WIBX) - Next week marks the start of Child Passenger Safety Week in the United States and the Town of Whitesboro is hosting a free safety check today.

From 10:00am to 2:00pm you can get your car seats checked at the Whitestown Police Department, located at: 8539 Clark Mills Road in Whitesboro, New York.

Parents and guardians can get help installing new seats and get help making certain that old ones are installed correctly. On-site technicians will also double-check seats to make certain that there are no existing manufacturing recalls for the chair.

Whitestown Police will be joined by officers from the New Hartford and New York Mills Police Departments.

For more information call the Whitestown Police Department at: (315) 736.1100 or (315) 736.1298.

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