| DARE The DARE Program is an integral part of the Department’s community policing initiative as well as the School District’s substance abuse prevention curriculum. The curriculum consists of seventeen weeks of instruction that focuses on a variety of substance abuse prevention and self-esteem topics, including drugs and their effects, violence, decision making, consequences, social pressures and their sources, and respect. |
Nightmare on 3rd Street is the primary fund raiser for the Ottumwa Iowa Police Departments DARE and GREAT programs. We are composed of a great group of volunteers that work all year round to make this haunted house the best it can be for our community. It takes 30-40 people to run the haunt each season, and of those, we have 5 really dedicated people who design and build the props and sets. Many businesses donate items that help us to put on this show. We know that our visitors are not disappointed when they visit us, and each year our customers have a scary good time! We urge everyone to come see the haunted house and remember, the money made at this haunt goes to a great cause !
| GREAT In an effort to combat the escalating gang presence in our city, we have partnered with the Ottumwa Community School District to implement the Gang Resistance and Education Training Program, commonly referred to as GREAT, in our local middle school. The G.R.E.A.T. Program is a school-based, law enforcement officer-instructed classroom curriculum. The Program's primary objective is prevention and is intended as an immunization against delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership. G.R.E.A.T. is a thirteen week program with lessons that focus on providing life skills to students to help them avoid delinquent behavior and violence to solve |
Nightmare on 3rd Street.... Ottumwa Police Departments own
DARE and GREAT Haunted House
