DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)

The Springdale Police Department conducts the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program at Springdale Elementary School and Heritage Hill Elementary School.

Primary students (Preschool through Third Grade) also receive D.A.R.E. safety lessons, and the Third Graders participate in the Ohio Department of Public Safety's Third Grade Safety Belt program.

Springdale's first D.A.R.E. Officer, starting in 1992, was Greg Reuscher, now retired. Other D.A.R.E. Officers included Rick Neumann, now a Patrol Lieutenant, Randy Pierce, now a Patrol Sergeant, and Jeff Witte, now retired.  The current D.A.R.E. Officer is Marsha Bemmes-Hoctor.  Officer Bemmes-Hoctor has a BAC from Bowling Green State University and MS from Xavier University.  She received her D.A.R.E. training in April of 2004.

Websites:

www.dare-oh.org

www.dare.com