
Highlights


Richmond RCMP Officer Recognized for Drug Awareness Work
A Richmond RCMP officer was recently recognized for her work educating youth on how to resist falling victim to drug abuse. Const. Baljinder Kandola, who has been a police officer for 19 years and is the coordinator of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)…

Sheriff Howard enjoys speaking with local students for many reasons, and one of them is to raise awareness about the dangers with drugs.
Sheriff Howard enjoys speaking with local students for many reasons, and one of them is to raise awareness about the dangers with drugs.

Apache Junction Has a New Drug-Prevention Group
“Stand Up AJ” is to replace a drug-prevention coalition that started serving Apache Junction in 2008 and is dissolving. A drug-prevention group forming in Apache Junction recently held a Zoom meeting with 27 participants. They ranged from law-enforcement officials to educators and National Guard Counter Drug Task Force representatives.

Retiring Carson City Sheriff’s D.A.R.E. Officer Leaves Legacy of Relationship Building with Kids, Parents and Community
For more than 15 years, Lisa Davis served as the D.A.R.E. officer for Carson City. Her last day is Thursday as she and her husband Bob will be relocating to Oregon. She leaves Carson City with many accomplishments in providing children guidance and away from falling…

D.A.R.E. Day 2020 in Canada
#NottyOPP Officer Lawrenson, the National Director of D.A.R.E, has been actively involved in our local schools for over 20 years teaching students D.A.R.E lessons. He is especially proud of this piece of artwork from a student😀 #DAREday…

State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Celebrates 22 Years of D.A.R.E./PROERD
From March 10-12, 2020, the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul’s (RS) D.A.R.E. Program, or as it’s known throughout Brazil as Program on Resistance to Drugs and Violence (PROERD), held their 22nd annual statewide training seminar in Lajeado, RS Brazil...
Iowa Law Enforcement Publication Features 2019 Iowa DOT Graduates
D.A.R.E. Iowa hosted a full 37th D.A.R.E. Officer Training school with 24 police officers, sheriff’s deputies and U.S. Military per-sonnel from different states at Camp Dodge on Sept. 8 — Sept. 20,2019, in Johnston, Iowa. Members of the D.A.R.E. Iowa Training Team came from Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Iowa…

Visit by Wisconsin Assembly Member Warren Petryk
Recently, Wisconsin Assembly Member Warren Petryk (right) visited the D.A.R.E. class of Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (Ellsworth, WI) D.A.R.E. Officer Chad Koranda (left), where he (Petryk) participated in the class activities…
