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Lima Police report growth at Safety City, DARE and summer programs; officer honored classroom named for longtime volunteer
Summary
Officer Eric Miracle told Lima City Council that Safety City and DARE programs served more children this year, with 51 field trips and about 1,714 students; the classroom at the Willis F. Meyer Safety Center was renamed the Bob Butler Training Center.
Officer Eric Miracle, the Lima Police Department official who oversees the department's Safety City and DARE programs, told the Lima City Council the programs expanded this year and reached more children than in the previous year.
Miracle said Safety City and associated programs run multiple seasonal offerings: a 13-week Rad Kids program that typically runs from September through December, a 10-week DARE program beginning in January for fourth- and fifth-graders, and a multiweek summer academy that combines Rad Kids and DARE material. He described Safety City field trips as covering topics including gun safety, bicycle and fire safety, recognition of trusted adults, and how…
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