The San Carlos Police Department utilizes these cards to give the public and our D.A.R.E. students a means of personally identifying with various persons and groups that make up the San Carlos Police Department . Each card has a message about the person or persons who are shown on the face of the card and a safety tip to serve as a reminder to the person who is in possession of the card. The cards are used extensively in the D.A.R.E. program and students are encouraged to stop an officer on the street, or drop by the Police station to pick up a card. The goal is to get a complete 18 card set before the end of the semester they are enrolled in the D.A.R.E. program. Prizes are awarded to persons in the D.A.R.E. class that obtain the complete set.
Students are able to trade the cards with each other to accomplish the goal.
We hope and feel that the use of the cards fosters positive interaction between our citizens and the members of the department who are displayed on the cards. Funds to enable us to purchase the cards are derrived from assests seized from drug dealers by the County Narcotics Task Force. He was promoted to Sergeant in 1974, Lieutenant in 1982, Commander in 1991 and retired in 1995. He has a degree in Police Science and attended several prestigious cources for police executives. Today, Pete instructs students at the College of San Mateo in Administrative Justice and is active in the San Carlos Chamber of Commerce .