WOOD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
MARK WASYLYSHYN - SHERIFF
1960 East Gypsy Lane Road
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Emergency: Dial 9-1-1
Non-Emergency: (419) 354-9001


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DARE and SRO



DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION (D.A.R.E.)

Learning to say "No" and not feeling compelled to go along with the crowd is the essence of D.A.R.E., an anti-drug program. The program started in 1992 at the Wood County Sheriff's Office with one officer and has expanded to two full-time D.A.R.E. officers.

The program is co-sponsored by the Ohio Attorney General, the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Ohio Department of Education, in cooperation with school districts.

D.A.R.E. - Drug Abuse Resistance Education - is a preventative program originally developed in Los Angeles. Uniformed law enforcement officers teach the curriculum in schools, aiming to equip young people with the skills to resist peer pressure to experiment with harmful drugs. The concept is straightforward and simple - D.A.R.E. to say "No!"

 		  
The Wood County Sheriff's Office provides the D.A.R.E. program to K, 2, 4, 5 or 6th, and 7 or 8th grade students in six school districts including Eastwood, Elmwood, Otsego, North Baltimore, McComb, and Lakota. One of the unique features of D.A.R.E. is the use of sheriff's deputies as instructors. Deputies visit each class once a week for a ten-lesson program in an engaging and effective manner as well as interacting with students during lunch and recess.


 
Compliments of a local drug dealer!


SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS

Four deputies are assigned to the School Resource Officer Program. The program started in the fall 2001, the federal COPS grant provided funding for three years. These Deputies patrol the high schools and middle schools of Eastwood, Elmwood and Otsego School Districts. They handle all calls pertaining to the schools and also teach various classes about crime prevention and awareness. During the summer months these deputies are assigned to various community related activities.

 
 
CONTACT INFORMATION

Deputy Becky Parker
Office: (419) 354-9644
E-Mail: rparker@co.wood.oh.us

Deputy Mary Ann Robinson
Office: (419) 409-0186
E-Mail: mrobinson@co.wood.oh.us

Deputy Ryan Emahiser
Office: (419) 409-1118
E-Mail: remahiser@co.wood.oh.us

Deputy Brian Bonnough
Office: (419) 409-1037
E-Mail: bbonough@co.wood.oh.us