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On Tuesday, January 23, 2024, School #8 held an L.E.A.D Graduation Ceremony for all fifth grade students at School #8. The Linden Police Department partnered with Linden Public Schools to offer L.E.A.D(Law Enforcement Against Drugs) classes for students. The students received instruction to help to strengthen relationships between the Linden Police Department and the students at Linden… Read more

A School Resource Officer with the Hanahan Police Department is working to educate students at Bowen Corner Elementary on the dangers of drugs and violence.  L.E.A.D. (Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence) is a nationwide non-profit that works in the community to help students avoid drugs and violence while teaching them how to set attainable… Read more

Students across Unicoi County will receive important information on the dangers of drugs and violence beginning Monday.  Love Chapel Elementary School, Unicoi Elementary School, Temple Hill Elementary School and Rock Creek Elementary School will begin the L.E.A.D. (Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence) program. A release from Unicoi County Schools said the program is a… Read more

Chisum ISD Police Department Works With L.E.A.D. (Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence) to Teach the Program’s Evidence-Based Curriculum in the Classroom The L.E.A.D. (Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence) program just began for 375 students in the second through fifth grades at Chisum Elementary School. Chisum ISD Police Department Sergeant, Chris Palmore, was trained by L.E.A.D., a nationwide… Read more

BEDMINSTER, NJ – 60 fifth grade students at Bedminster Township School will receive important education on the dangers of drugs and violence. This curriculum, provided by the nationwide nonprofit organization L.E.A.D. (Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence), aims to help students understand the risks they may face. Leading the instruction will be newly trained Police Officer Taylor… Read more

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — School starts on Aug. 10 and local law enforcement officials are preparing for the upcoming school year. An organization called Law Enforcement Against Drugs and Violence, or L.E.A.D. is conducting a week-long class for Bay District school resource officers. Bay District School’s police chief Douglas Boortz is trying to make sure… Read more

The Laredo Independent School District Police Department is taking one step forward regarding the safety of the district’s students with the implementation of the new Law Enforcement Against Drugs, or LEAD, program. According to the L.E.A.D. website, the strategic relationship with the Mendez Foundation allows the opportunity to offer the most effective evidence-based tested and proven… Read more

The event starts next Friday, June 30, and ends on Sunday, July 9. The L.E.A.D. Fest State Fair will benefit the local L.E.A.D. program in West Windsor Township.  The West Windsor Township community and folks from surrounding towns are invited to attend the L.E.A.D. Fest State Fair at Mercer County Park to enjoy food, rides,… Read more

L.E.A.D. (Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence), a nationwide nonprofit that works with communities to help students understand the dangers of drugs and violence, awarded “National Corporate Administrator of the Year” to Kevin Haney, a resident in Point Pleasant and CEO of Colliers Engineering & Design. The award was announced at L.E.A.D.’s Eighth Annual 21st… Read more

In recognition of this hard work and dedication in the L.E.A.D. Program, LaGrange Police Officer Bryant Mosley was recently honored as Georgia’s L.E.A.D. Instructor of the Year. Law Enforcement Against Drugs and Violence, or L.E.A.D., is a program committed to protecting children and communities from the proliferation of drugs, drug-related crimes, cyberbullying and violence. Mosley… Read more

Last week, 105 students in the fifth grade at Mountview Road School and Bee Meadow and Salem Elementary Schools completed L.E.A.D. (Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence), a nationwide nonprofit that works with communities to help students understand the dangers of drugs and violence. The fifth graders were instructed by Detective Pete Hermans and Police… Read more

Starting on March 27, about 2,700 students PreK-12 in Waller County will be educated on the curriculum implemented by L.E.A.D. (Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence), a nationwide nonprofit that works with communities to help students understand the dangers of drugs and violence. Marilyn Vaughn, Royal ISD police chief, along with officers Dalton Williams and… Read more

BELMAR — Belmar Police Officer Ryan Braswell was among those attending Digital Threat Assessment® training [DTA®] held Jan. 19 at the Ocean County Training Center in Waretown. Representatives from police departments across Ocean and Monmouth counties participated in the one-day training on cyberbullying and violence.  The goal was to equip them with digital tools and… Read more

Congrats to all of our wonderful L.E.A.D. graduates. We have the best students in the State. L.E.A.D. stands for Law Enforcement Against Drugs (and violence). It’s an amazing program and we’re thrilled to be in the schools with the kids. Thank you to Cpl Michael Brazelton, Cpl. Bill Rosati, and Officer Danielle Crawford, along with… Read more

Clark County School District Police Sgt. Juan Wibowo and officer Artesia Henry asked a class of sixth-graders on Wednesday why some people use recreational marijuana. “To take off stress,” one student said. “For the feeling of it,” another added. During a lesson, about 20 students at Escobedo Middle School in Centennial Hills broke into small… Read more

The Rossford Police Department today began teaching Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence at Rossford Elementary School and Rossford Junior High School. Wesley Socie, a city police officer, will instruct kindergarteners and students in the first and second grade, while sixth graders will be taught by Jodi Johnson, another police officer. Around 140 students in… Read more

Local students participated in an annual holiday toy drive organized by Paramus Detective Lieutenant Jimmy Teehan, an instructor for a program about the dangers of drugs and violence. “In addition to working with various departments to ensure that the toys will be delivered to those in need throughout the holidays, we’ll also be visiting a few… Read more

‘Tis the season for giving for Paramus public school students, who are donating toys as part of a nationwide effort to spread the joy of the holidays to less fortunate families. Students with the Paramus Law Enforcement Against Drugs (L.E.A.D.) program are participating in a holiday toy drive hosted by Paramus police, who will deliver… Read more

Oct. 27, 2022 – 4:04 – Law Enforcement Against Drugs and Violence CEO Nick DeMauro discusses the trafficking of fentanyl across the border and the rise of crime in the Big Apple on ‘Mornings with Maria.’ For more information on L.E.A.D., please visit www.leadrugs.org

Yarmouth Police recently began performing outreach work related to substance use and violence with local students. In late September, the Yarmouth Police Department started teaching Anti-Drug, Anti-violence curriculum of “Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence” or L.E.A.D to students at Mattacheese Middle school.    The ten week L.E.A.D course has proven effective by providing services… Read more

Starting October 1, Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence (L.E.A.D.) will be taught as part of the Bridge Program, an after-school program at the Franklin County Prevention Coalition. Archie Custer and Paula Rhodes, the Bridge Facilitator and Bridge Program Coordinators, respectively, will teach the program to students at the elementary, middle and high school levels…. Read more

The Livingston Police Department (LPD) recently celebrated the promotions of Sgt. Thomas Cheff to the rank of lieutenant and Officer Gregory Drucks to the rank of Sergeant as well the hiring of officers Anthony Domanowski, Elham Dervishi and Eugene Tolliver during a special ceremony held outside 9/11 Memorial Garden. With the mayor and council, township… Read more

Belfast Police Chief Robert Cormier met with school officials last month to discuss bringing the Law Enforcement Against Drugs intervention program to Regional School District 71 middle and high schoolers. The chief introduced the program to students in New Hampshire when he was chief of the Tilton police department, he said. The program is taught… Read more

Paramus Detective Lieutenant, Jimmy Teehan, is a featured guest on an episode of “A Police Officer You Should Know With Joe Piscopo.” The podcast series, hosted by Joe Piscopo, highlights police officers across the country who teach the Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence (L.E.A.D.) curriculum on the dangers of drugs, alcohol and violence. In… Read more