Moorhead Police Summer Youth Program hopes to cut down crime and the number of kids being bored this summer

The Moorhead Police Department is doing its part to cut down crime and cut down the number of kids being bored this summer. Two-hundred 8-to-12 year olds are taking part in the Moorhead Police Summer Youth Program. It's a 7-week program that meets every Wednesday, where kids learn everything from bike safety to prescription drug abuse. The program includes lunch and a fun recreational activity, all of which is free. Today they went bowling.

Leann Wallin – Community Police Coordinator: "Their very excited. It's our first week, and we have a lot of new eight year olds starting out in the program so they are very excited."

The subject they talked about today was shoplifting.

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