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The Ripon Police Department promotes a very aggressive Crime Prevention program within the City of Ripon. In 2001, the Department again provided a fully funded DARE program with the Ripon Public Schools and St. Patrick's Elementary School. We graduated our ninth DARE class of all fifth Grade Students in January of 2001. In addition to that we provided DARE to all K-4 th Grade Students and a sixth grade program at the Ripon Middle School. The Ripon Police Department Crime Prevention unit also provides a fully funded Protective Behavior's Program grades K-5 in the Ripon School System. This program provides children with information on sexual and physical abuse and is required by the State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to be taught in each school district. Our Crime Prevention Officer, Mark Preissner, also provided the following programs in 2001:Home Security SurveysBusiness Security SurveysFraud for the Elderly PresentationFingerprinting of Children at RMC Event at Barlow ParkFingerprinting of children at K-MartAnti-Theft Shoplifting prevention programsTavern Compliance ChecksRetail Compliance Checks (Tobacco Sales)The Department is also very proud of our Shop with an Emergency Personnel program. This past December we had 56 Ripon area children in and provided them with $30 each of donated money to shop for relatives for the Christmas Season. The Ripon Police Department Canine team administered by Officer Hanke and his partner Krock continues to be a real asset to the Crime Prevention and Police Function in the City. Officer Hanke and Krock made many public appearances and demonstrations and meets people on the street on a daily basis. Krock is obviously the most popular of our "Police Officers". Krock was also involved in the discovery of a large quantity of LSD and Marijuana that allowed the department to seize the motor vehicle involved in the seizure. The Canine team is also involved in drug searches, vehicle searches and as a deterrent to individuals who might be considering violent responses to the Police. We are very proud of this program. Unfortunately, Officer Hanke went out of service in November with a broken wrist, which also takes Krock out of Duty. We expect both to return sometime in March of 2002.