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Child Watch Program

Officer and child posed in front of playground structure.The Michigan Community Child Watch Program is designed to teach children and parents about crime prevention and "stranger danger." Adult participants are required to go through a background screening and training session where crime reporting and the overall goals of the program are shared. The participants are then issued a poster for display in their home that designates the house as a safe place for children to go if they need assistance. The volunteers who are selected are advised to contact the Novi Police Department the moment a child reports a suspicious situation to them.

Officer pinning badge on child.The program is then taken to the local schools for dissemination to the students at the elementary and middle school levels. Children are taught to look for the homes with the Child Watch posters in the event they don’t feel safe or if they believe they could be in some type of trouble.

Logo - Michigan Community Child WatchFor more information contact Detective Kristie Gruenwald.

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