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McGruff House <br />TM A BITE car OF <br />RIME <br />"' <br />\> A McGruff House is a temporary haven for children who <br />fmd themselves m 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 />2005 was the inaugural year of the Junior Public <br />Safety Citizen's Academy. Youth resource <br />Officer Brown coordinated an after school <br />program that introduced middle school aged <br />children to the duties and skills of police fire and <br />emergency medical personnel. Modeled after the <br />program presented to adults, it is yet another way <br />that the department can make contact with the <br />public we serve, and positive contacts such as <br />this at an early age can be an investment that <br />reaps rewards for years to come. <br />Lino Lakes Police Department 2005 Annual Report <br />12 <br />