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| name = McGruff the Crime Dog | species = Dog | gender = Male | occupation = Crime Biter | location = Chicago, IL 60652

McGruff Houses and trucks

A McGruff House was a designated house bearing a McGruff logo indicating that it is a safe refuge for children who feel they are in danger. The first McGruff House was opened in Utah in 1982, and there were about 700 McGruff House programs throughout the United States. The program is similar to one in the 1970s in which a picture of a red hand was placed in the window of neighborhood houses that provided refuge.

In February 2012, the McGruff House program was ended after a 30-year successful run due to lessened need in the era of cell phones and tight budgets.

Similarly, there is a program whereby public utility and government work trucks can display a decal identifying the occupant as someone who can be approached if a child feels that they are in danger, or lost, or otherwise distraught.

Arrest of McGruff actor

In February 2014, John R. Morales, who played McGruff for the Harris County Sheriff's Association in the late 1990s, was sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison on drugs and weapons charges, including possession of grenade launchers.

See also

References

  1. McGruff House® and McGruff Truck® Programs Close Feb 18,2015
  2. "Ex-McGruff the Crime Dog player gets prison for pot farm, guns". Fox News. February 7, 2014.

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