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eNewsletter: Volume 29, Number 5 - May 2008
In This Issue
Editorial
Our Top Stories
- Beware of Tax Rebate Scammers
- Families Facing Foreclosure Scams
- Stolen Treasures: How To Protect Your Art, Jewelry, and Collectibles From Theft
McGruff Corner
Resources
Home Is Where the Heart Is
We focus much of our attention in crime prevention on the home. Be it humble or grand, home is the sanctuary of families, the place where parents bring up their children, and the place from which their kids depart to lead their own lives. In many cases, it is also the place where grandparents come to live in their later years.
Families Facing Foreclosure Scams
Foreclosures are at their highest level since the Great Depression. Families are fighting to stay in their homes, but they must beware of scammers out to take advantage of their desperate situations.
Stolen Treasures: How To Protect Your Art, Jewelry, and Collectibles From Theft
Art theft is not just the stuff of books and movies—the FBI estimates losses up to $6 billion annually. Do you know how to protect your art and collectibles from theft? How about protecting yourself from purchasing fraudulent or stolen pieces?
Blueprints Project Instructs and Informs Violence Prevention Programs
One organization in Colorado is working to identify the most effective violence prevention programs across the country. By utilizing its free Web-based resources, you can find the most appropriate prevention programs for your community.
McGruff Hoops It Up With D.A.R.E.
McGruff the Crime Dog was out and about in Fredonia, NY, recently to support his basketball team of law enforcement agents as they played a grueling game against teachers at Fredonia Central School. At the fifth annual D.A.R.E. Basketball Game, students and residents packed the bleachers to watch their teachers take on the law in a series that was stalemated at 2 - 2 from the previous years. But despite the avid support of their mascot, McGruff, on the sidelines, the local police in Fredonia could not hold off the school's teachers as they were handed a 79 - 67 defeat.
In an article from the Observer, Officer Robert Tracy of the Fredonia Police Department was quoted as saying, "the event is more or less done not so much as a fundraiser but for a community event. It's an opportunity for our teachers, our police, and our community to come together to sponsor the D.A.R.E. program."
This year, the glory goes to the teachers. But better luck next time, law enforcement.
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