Randall Franks will be the featured motivational speaker during the North Carolina D.A.R.E Officers Association In-Service Training Conference, June 12-16, at Double Tree by Hilton Hotel in Atlantic Beach. Franks is known best for his role as “Officer Randy Goode”…
Marion Elementary Fifth-Graders Complete D.A.R.E.
Prior to spring break, Marion Elementary School and its fifth-grade class completed the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program for the 2022-23 school year. D.A.R.E. is a 10-week awareness initiative that is instructed by McDowell County Schools in...
Mentor Officer Training 2023
The D.A.R.E. America Training Team along with the support and assistance of Virginia D.A.R.E., York County (VA) D.A.R.E. Program, and the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services & MD D.A.R.E. Unit...
North Carolina D.A.R.E. Officer Training 2022 Class Photo
From the 2022 North Carolina D.A.R.E. Officer Training
Pennsylvania D.A.R.E. Officer Training, October 24 to November 4, 2022
On October 24 through November 4, 2022, officers from the states of Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, New York, and North Carolina gathered to attend D.A.R.E. America's D.A.R.E. Officer Training in Annville, Pennsylvania. The training was conducted at the...
Mentors ‘DARE’ Youth to Make Good Choices in Race Against Time
D.A.R.E. instructors, like Alamance Co. Sgt. Chad Laws, now teach conversation and stress management skills within the substance abuse prevention program…
Craven County D.A.R.E. Fundraiser Gives Students Unique Reward
Slime the sheriff? How about the principal? Some Craven County students will get the chance. This year, the Craven County Sheriff’s Office and several community partners are looking to increase the education and resources dedicated to ensuring the number…
Adam Stanley Named New Shallotte’s Chief of Police
Stanley was a Brunswick County sheriff’s deputy for 25 years before retiring at the end of March. He spent eight of those years as a school resource officer, running programs like D.A.R.E. that made early interventions in kids lives…