With kids heading back to classes over the next week, the Pella Police Department reminds all residents to use extra caution in areas near schools. Captain Paul Haase says both vehicle and pedestrian traffic will be increased especially near the Pella Schools main campus area near East 13th and University and Pella Christian Grade School at Liberty Street. Haase says the department is participating in a sTEP enforcement wave through the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau, which is ongoing through the Labor Day weekend.