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•McGruff House <br />• <br />• <br />A McGruff House is a temporary safe haven for children <br />who find themselves in emergency or frightening situations such as being bullied, followed, or hurt <br />while walking in a neighborhood. <br />McGruff House provides emergency assistance for children as they go to and from school and are <br />at play. McGruff providers will telephone appropriate authorities for help, reassure and aid <br />children who are frightened or lost, and assist children who have medical emergencies by getting <br />appropriate help. The McGruff House program also assists those who are in immediate fear of <br />becoming victims of personal crime or thefts, child abuse, gangs, or bullies and report crimes and <br />suspicious activities to law enforcement officials. <br />Special Programs <br />Junior Public Safety Citizen's Academy <br />The Lino Lakes Police Department, Centennial Fire, and <br />Centennial Middle School joined forces to provide an exciting <br />experience for 20 students at Centennial Middle School. The 2nd <br />annual Junior Citizens Academy was a six week program where <br />students learned about police work and firefighting. The Junior <br />Academy was organized by Lino Lakes Police Officer Melinda <br />Brown and took place Wednesdays after school. The students <br />learned use of force /defensive tactics, investigation techniques, <br />crime prevention, fire prevention, first aid, and much more. They <br />experienced trying on firefighting clothing, touring a squad car and <br />ambulance, and a K -9 demonstration. The students also learned <br />about the Lino Lakes Police Department Explorer Program and <br />graduated from the Academy on March 8, 2006. <br />Lino Lakes Police Department 2006 Annual Report <br />Investigator Halverson <br />demonstrating fingerprinting <br />techniques. <br />11 <br />