Desde un vehículo dos extraños ofrecieron caramelos y propusieron filmarles
Los muchachos actuaron correctamente, negándose las dos veces y huyendo
Reciente está la conmoción social tras el rescate en Missouri de dos adolescentes secuestrados, Shawn y Ben
V.O. EDITORIAL VCS: 'Stranger' talk must be held
Camarillo boys did right thing
January 28, 2007 Most parents, from the time their children can comprehend, warn them not to talk to strangers; never to accept a ride or candy from a stranger; to run away if they are approached by a stranger.
That training paid off for two 13-year-old boys in the Camarillo Heights* area Jan. 20. They were outside their Camarillo school about 3 p.m. when two men drove up in a white, older-model van and tried to get the boys to get in, first offering them candy. When that didn't work, they asked if they wanted to make a movie.
The boys ran away. Unfortunately, the predators got away. Anyone with information is encouraged to call Camarillo police at 654-9511.
These two local boys were lucky to escape. Despite parents' warnings and reminders at school, trusting children are easily tricked. On more than one occasion, when schools have tested students' responses to strangers, in improvised scenarios, the students have been startlingly compliant.
Thirteen-year-old William "Ben" Ownby, of Missouri, had gotten the lecture. He was instructed that, after getting off the school bus, he was to run down his long, gravel driveway and lock the door behind him. Those instructions were not enough to keep him from being snatched on a Monday afternoon, Jan. 8, in front of his home in Beaufort.
Because of an observant schoolmate, who noted a white pickup in front of Ben's house the day he disappeared, Ben was found four days later. With him was 15-year-old Shawn Hornbeck, who had been abducted four years previously while riding his bike a half mile from his home.
A study by the Department of Justice in 2002 noted that about 58,200 children are victims of "nonfamily" abductions, which can range from hours to days. About 115 of those are the stereotypical kidnappings. Forty percent of those children are murdered and 4 percent are never found. Half are sexually molested.
Shawn Hornbeck's father, Craig Akers, gave a press conference with his family shortly after Shawn was found alive. He reminded parents, as if most don't already realize, that the days of kids spilling out the front door in the morning unsupervised and not coming home till dinnertime, are long over.
And he reminded parents of missing children that the happy ending to their own story provides hope.
Children are not the only targets of predators. As Star headlines this month prove, people of all ages must be vigilant. A woman walking home in the area of Ramona and Riverside streets in Ventura at 11:15 p.m. was accosted Jan. 16 and, fortunately, broke free.
Another Oxnard woman was not so lucky. Ordie Jaloma, 22, was found dead in a field at Rose Avenue and Channel Islands Boulevard, near Oxnard College, on Wednesday.
A suspect in the first incident was apprehended, but not the latter.
We are not promoting paranoia, but reminding Ventura County residents to exercise caution, and to be extra vigilant in light of the Jan. 20 attempted abductions of two Camarillo boys. www.venturacountystar.com
Two men try to lure Camarillo boys into van
Police are searching for two men who tried to lure two 13year-old boys into their van on Saturday.
CAMARILLO CA January 26, 2007 Michelle Knight The men pulled alongside the boys as they walked from Camarillo Heights Elementary School near Catalina and Mission drives around 3 p.m. and asked if they wanted candy, police said.
When the boys said no, the men asked if they wanted to make a movie, and the boys ran away, Senior Dep. Julie Novak said.
The boys called the police, but by the time deputies arrived, the men were gone.
The pair were described as white males in their mid-20s. One man has a thin build, the other is heavy set and wore a white and red baseball cap.
Anyone who has information on this case or the two men may call the Camarillo Police Department at (805) 388-5100.
Novak said the boys did exactly what children should do in such a situation: Say no, run away and tell someone.
She said children should always walk with a friend. Most important, Novak said, is that children should never get into a car with a stranger, as statistics show that once an abductor has the child in the car the chance of a safe recovery is far less.
The Camarillo Police Department offers schools a free program, "Stranger Danger," that teaches children what to do when approached by a stranger.
For information on the program, call Novak at (805) 3885131. www.thecamarilloacorn.com
RECOMENDACIONES THE STRANGER DANGER PROGRAM
The program uses several videos to reinforce the training. The videos feature the Bearstein Bears Dangerous Strangers and McGruff on Dangerous Strangers. A McGruff puppet presentation can be used independently or to support the videos. Handouts are distributed and include; "Safety Rules to Protect Yourself from Stranger Danger", "Can you pick the Stranger?", "Telephone Safety with Strangers" and "What to do if you are frightened by a call or a knock on the door."
Stranger Danger is a 30-40 minute presentation and a favorite for many day-care centers.
www.tampagov.net/ >>Interactive Book
Los muchachos actuaron correctamente, negándose las dos veces y huyendo
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V.O. EDITORIAL VCS: 'Stranger' talk must be held
Camarillo boys did right thing
January 28, 2007 Most parents, from the time their children can comprehend, warn them not to talk to strangers; never to accept a ride or candy from a stranger; to run away if they are approached by a stranger.
That training paid off for two 13-year-old boys in the Camarillo Heights* area Jan. 20. They were outside their Camarillo school about 3 p.m. when two men drove up in a white, older-model van and tried to get the boys to get in, first offering them candy. When that didn't work, they asked if they wanted to make a movie.
The boys ran away. Unfortunately, the predators got away. Anyone with information is encouraged to call Camarillo police at 654-9511.
These two local boys were lucky to escape. Despite parents' warnings and reminders at school, trusting children are easily tricked. On more than one occasion, when schools have tested students' responses to strangers, in improvised scenarios, the students have been startlingly compliant.
Thirteen-year-old William "Ben" Ownby, of Missouri, had gotten the lecture. He was instructed that, after getting off the school bus, he was to run down his long, gravel driveway and lock the door behind him. Those instructions were not enough to keep him from being snatched on a Monday afternoon, Jan. 8, in front of his home in Beaufort.
Because of an observant schoolmate, who noted a white pickup in front of Ben's house the day he disappeared, Ben was found four days later. With him was 15-year-old Shawn Hornbeck, who had been abducted four years previously while riding his bike a half mile from his home.
A study by the Department of Justice in 2002 noted that about 58,200 children are victims of "nonfamily" abductions, which can range from hours to days. About 115 of those are the stereotypical kidnappings. Forty percent of those children are murdered and 4 percent are never found. Half are sexually molested.
Shawn Hornbeck's father, Craig Akers, gave a press conference with his family shortly after Shawn was found alive. He reminded parents, as if most don't already realize, that the days of kids spilling out the front door in the morning unsupervised and not coming home till dinnertime, are long over.
And he reminded parents of missing children that the happy ending to their own story provides hope.
Children are not the only targets of predators. As Star headlines this month prove, people of all ages must be vigilant. A woman walking home in the area of Ramona and Riverside streets in Ventura at 11:15 p.m. was accosted Jan. 16 and, fortunately, broke free.
Another Oxnard woman was not so lucky. Ordie Jaloma, 22, was found dead in a field at Rose Avenue and Channel Islands Boulevard, near Oxnard College, on Wednesday.
A suspect in the first incident was apprehended, but not the latter.
We are not promoting paranoia, but reminding Ventura County residents to exercise caution, and to be extra vigilant in light of the Jan. 20 attempted abductions of two Camarillo boys. www.venturacountystar.com
Two men try to lure Camarillo boys into van
Police are searching for two men who tried to lure two 13year-old boys into their van on Saturday.
CAMARILLO CA January 26, 2007 Michelle Knight The men pulled alongside the boys as they walked from Camarillo Heights Elementary School near Catalina and Mission drives around 3 p.m. and asked if they wanted candy, police said.
When the boys said no, the men asked if they wanted to make a movie, and the boys ran away, Senior Dep. Julie Novak said.
The boys called the police, but by the time deputies arrived, the men were gone.
The pair were described as white males in their mid-20s. One man has a thin build, the other is heavy set and wore a white and red baseball cap.
Anyone who has information on this case or the two men may call the Camarillo Police Department at (805) 388-5100.
Novak said the boys did exactly what children should do in such a situation: Say no, run away and tell someone.
She said children should always walk with a friend. Most important, Novak said, is that children should never get into a car with a stranger, as statistics show that once an abductor has the child in the car the chance of a safe recovery is far less.
The Camarillo Police Department offers schools a free program, "Stranger Danger," that teaches children what to do when approached by a stranger.
For information on the program, call Novak at (805) 3885131. www.thecamarilloacorn.com
- Nunca hablar con los extranjeros.
Nunca aceptar el caramelo o los regalos de un extranjero.
Nunca ir dondequiera con un extranjero.
No importa qué la historia un extranjero puede decir nunca consigues cerca o en de su coche.
Cerciorarte de que los niños sepan su nombre completo, dirección y número de teléfono.
Intentar siempre caminar con un amigo o un adulto.
Si un extranjero te ase, el grito como ti puede tan ruidosamente para la ayuda.
Nunca ir con un extranjero a encontrar un perrito perdido.
Nunca ir a los lugares abandonados solamente.
Nunca dejar a extranjero conseguir demasiado cercano, si él o ella consista en un coche o caminar.
Los niños deben ir a un vendedor de almacén, a un protector de seguridad o a un oficial de policía para la ayuda si están perdidos en una alameda.
Los niños deben ser acompañados a los restrooms públicos.
Los niños no deben jugar solamente en patios.
Hablar de los lugares seguros que pueden entrar en su vecindad en una emergencia con sus padres.
Los niños deben caminar y juego con los amigos y evitar los lugares que podrían ser peligrosos.
Evitar a extranjeros que cuelgan alrededor patios, restrooms públicos, edificios vacíos, el etc.
Nunca llevar los cuchillos de un arma u otras armas la escuela.
Nunca permitir cualquier persona en el hogar sin el permiso de los padres, siempre utilizar las cerraduras y alarmarte.
Nunca dejar a llamador en la puerta o en el teléfono saber que están solas.
Llegar con un padre o un vecino confiado en inmediatamente después de llegar a casa.
Tomar las rutas más seguras a y desde escuela, almacenes, y casas de los amigos.
Caminar con confianza. Estar alerta.
Saber escapar una casa en caso del fuego.
Nunca permitir que cualquier persona toque tus piezas privadas. Decir siempre a tus padres o alguien que confían en. Nunca guardar los secretos sobre malos tactos -- los niños tienen una derecha de decir NO.
Q. ¿Quiénes son extranjeros?
A. Son gente que no conoces muy bien.
Q. ¿Qué si un extranjero te sigue o intenta asirte?
A. ¡Ser elegante! ¡Grito tan ruidosamente como puedes, “AYUDA! ¡AYUDA! este extranjero está intentando dañarme!” Funcionar hacia un lugar encendido donde hay gente.
- No tomar los atajos o el juego en obscuridad o áreas abandonadas.
- Siempre es más seguro hacer cosas con un amigo.
The program uses several videos to reinforce the training. The videos feature the Bearstein Bears Dangerous Strangers and McGruff on Dangerous Strangers. A McGruff puppet presentation can be used independently or to support the videos. Handouts are distributed and include; "Safety Rules to Protect Yourself from Stranger Danger", "Can you pick the Stranger?", "Telephone Safety with Strangers" and "What to do if you are frightened by a call or a knock on the door."
Stranger Danger is a 30-40 minute presentation and a favorite for many day-care centers.
www.tampagov.net/ >>Interactive Book
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