Each year, police officers from around the Country travel to Lincoln to participate in DARE training. 

Officer Christy Fruge of the Lincoln Police Department is the DARE Coordinator for the Department, and is very passionate about the success of the program in her community and in the State. She says that their yearly trainings happen in February, and they have hosted officers from every corner of the country, and even as far as Alaska.

Officer Fruge won the Illinois DARE Officer of the Year Award last year. Chief Joe Meister commends her for her commitment to the program and her focus on reaching the youth of the community. 

Keep it to the Hart Media Group in the days ahead as we hear more from Officer Fruge and the Lincoln Police Department on the DARE program.