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September 2006 About Polly Klaas® Foundation Have you seen any of these missing children? Tell a Friend Tell a Friend Dear, This month we bring you: "To Catch a Predator" Comes to Polly Klaas' Hometown. Take Action: Tell Your Friends About This Important Show. Learning from "To Catch a Predator." Take Action: Order Your Free Internet Safety Kit Today. Take Action: Order Your Free Child Safety Kit Today. __________________________________ "TO CATCH A PREDATOR" COMES TO POLLY KLAAS' HOMETOWN During August, the controversial NBC Dateline show “To Catch a Predator” came to Petaluma and worked with the Petaluma Police Department to conduct a hidden camera investigation on Internet predators. Order Your Free Internet Safety Kit Today, click here. ______________ Order Your Free Child Safety Kit Today, click here. Dateline came to Petaluma because this is Polly Klaas’ home town. Her abduction and the massive community-wide search that followed in the fall of 1993 captivated the nation. That community response caused Petaluma Police Department to set up this sting to tell Internet predators, “Not our kids, not our town.” The investigation lasted 3 days, with 29 men arrested. We urge you to consider watching this often disturbing show, To learn ways predators use the Internet. To gain perspective on this problem that scares every parent. The two-part hidden camera investigation will broadcast this Friday, Sept. 29, 9 PM and next Friday, Oct. 6, 9 PM. TAKE ACTION: Tell your friends about this important show. Tell a Friend __________________________________ LEARNING FROM "TO CATCH A PREDATOR" “What I am convinced Dateline has done for the first time, is illustrate that these predators don’t look like snakes, or worms, or whatever creatures run for cover when rocks are turned over. “These are often normal, average, next door neighbors. Respected members of society. Teachers, doctors, clergymen. That’s what I think has triggered it all. And this is why I truly believe the Dateline series has made us pay much more attention to the problem.” (Allan Maraynes, Dateline Senior producer, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14927950/, Sept 20, 2006). This is why the Polly Klaas® Foundation stresses that you and your children pay attention to adult behavior, rather than whether or not the person is known to you or your child. Teach children that there are rules that adults have to follow. If any adult breaks a rule, children must yell, “No,” run to a safe place, and tell their parents or a trusted adult. Adults should not ask kids for help. Adults should not offer anything to a kid. Adults should not ask kids to keep secrets. No one should touch a kid’s private parts (parts covered by a swimsuit). Help young people avoid online predators. Good parenting is more important than Internet savvy. You can make a real difference Learn enough to understand the risks. Be willing to discuss the risks with your children. Be sure your children know that when they come to you with Internet problems, they can trust you not to ban their use of the Internet. It’s like teaching kids to drive. You don’t just hand them the keys and turn them loose. You teach them the safety rules and sit beside them while they practice. And you probably have rules about where they can go, who they can see and how late they can stay out with their friends, right up until they graduate from high school. It's no different on the virtual highway. Kids still need their parents' guidance. __________________________________ __________________________________ Join us in keeping children safe Click here ______________________________________________________________ About Polly Klaas® Foundation The Polly Klaas® Foundation helps find missing children, prevents children from going missing in the first place, and promotes laws like Amber Alert that help keep children safe. Privacy Policy Our promise to you: We won't sell, loan or share your name or personal information with anyone. © 2006 Polly Klaas® Foundation, P.O. Box 800, Petaluma, CA 94953 E-mail: info@pollyklaas.org ~ Phone: (707) 769-1334 ~ 24 hour hotline: (800) 587-4357 Click here to sign up for Polly Klaas® Foundation e-news.

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