Maryland D.A.R.E. Coordinator's Office

11/10/2021

McGruff the Crime Dog, Maryland DARE and the MD Community Policing Institute participated in the Drug Takeback and Trunk or Treat community event at Elkton High School on October 30th to close out Crime Prevention Month.

09/24/2021

The Maryland DARE Training Center graduated 18 new DARE Instructors today, September 24, 2021 at the Public Safety Education & Training Center in Sykesville, MD.

04/15/2021

The 2021 Maryland DARE Officer Training seminar is scheduled for September 13-24, 2021. It will be conducted at the Public Safety Education and Training Center in Sykesville, MD. Seating in the two-week course is limited due to COVID restrictions. The course is free for all MD participants, and on-site dorm lodging is available free of cost. Meals are not provided as a part of the free course, but are available through the on-site cafeteria and area restaurants.
Registration for the course must be completed through your agency Training Director using the on-line registration system through MDLE.net.

For more information contact the Office of the State DARE Coordinator at 410-875-3425, or email: [email protected]

04/15/2021

The State DARE Coordinator's Office will be conducting In-Service Training for all certified DARE Instructors in Maryland during the summer in place of the annual multi-day conference. The 3.5 hr course will certify all attendees in the "My Playbook Core" DARE curriculum for high school level students. The sessions will be conducted at the Public Safety Education and Training Center in Sykesville, MD.

Three dates are selected to conduct two half-day sessions for a total of six offerings to choose from. Due to COVID restrictions, the number of seat available in each session is limited. Registration is already open and must be completed through your agency's Training Director using the on-line registration system on MDLE.net. Instructors not affiliated with a law enforcement agency, should contact the State DARE Office at 410-875-3425 for registration information.

04/15/2021

April 24, 2021 is National Drug Takeback Day. To find the collection site closest to you go to: https://takebackday.dea.gov/
Don't let unused medicines, especially prescription meds, fall into the wrong hands. Keep your family and friends safe.

The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and anonymous means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse and medications.

02/03/2021

Agent John Perfetto (BPD) 2020 Maryland DARE Lifetime Achievement Award and DARE Officer of the Year.

02/03/2021

2020 Noteworthy MD DARE Facts:
Montgomery Co. PD DOT graduated 19 DARE Instructors 11/2020.
Agent John Perfetto (Baltimore PD) receives Sam Walker Lifetime
Achievement Award from MD DARE Assoc.
Ofc. Chris Frailey (Cumberland PD) received DARE Hero Award
from MD DARE Assoc. Chris is now a deputy in Mineral Co., WV.
Both Maryland DOT and DARE IST were cancelled due to COVID.
Several MD DARE Instructors were able to complete Core DARE
classes by way of virtual platforms (Zoom) including: Ann
Thacker, Mike Casamento, and Steve Mckinney. We applaud
their extended efforts to provide DARE to their students.

11/24/2020

Montgomery County Police DARE Officer Training Class.
September 26 - October 6, 2020. Training during COVID is certainly different and difficult, but not impossible for these 19 dedicated officers.

01/30/2020

15 Students Graduate St Paul’s Lutheran School D.A.R.E. Program!
D.A.R.E. Officer Mike taught students good decision making while
Building trust between community & law enforcement

Students at St. Paul’s Lutheran School, Glen Burnie celebrated their D.A.R.E. graduations individually, at each student’s home on May 22, 2020 culminating a 10-week long program that the fifth-graders successfully completed using video conferencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The course started in school, but had to be finished in a virtual classroom once area schools were closed for the rest of the school year. The classroom teacher, and D.A.R.E. Officer worked together to make sure the students had the opportunity to continue the program the best way possible. The course has been taught at the private school for more than 5 years in both 5th and 7th grades.

09/23/2019

33 new DARE Instructors graduated from DARE Officer Training at the MD Public Safety Education and Training Center in Sykesville, MD on September 20, 2019. The officers represented agencies from MD, NC, NY, PA, WV, and Italy (USAF). Congratulations are in order for their career accomplishment in this arduous training certifying them as DARE Instructors.

09/23/2019

DOT Classes