LOCAL TEENS GET REWARDED FOR WEARING A HELMET

THE ARCATA POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY'RE SICK AND TIRED OF KIDS NOT WEARING THEIR HELMETS. SO, THEY CAME UP WITH A NEW PROGRAM THAT GIVES LOCAL TEENS AN INCENTIVE. NEWS CHANNEL 3'S MATT MENDES HAS THE STORY IN THIS WEEK'S SPIRIT OF THE NORTH COAST.
13-YEAR-OLD CASPIN HARGREAEES IS ONE OF MANY ARCATA SKATEBOARDERS WHO GOT PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE LAST WEEK. BUT IT WASN'T A BAD THING. THE OFFICER HANDED HIM A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR FREE PIZZA BECAUSE HE WAS CAUGHT WEARING A HELMET.