McGruff
the Crime Dog - Animated canine cop dressed in a trench coat who
implores all good citizens to 'Take a bite out of crime." Assisted by his
nephew, Scruff, McGruff, the Crime Dog teaches children about such issues as
bullies, drugs, weapons, violence, and dangerous strangers. The McGruff
character was created by the Dancer Fitzgerald Sample ad agency (now Saatch &
Saatchi) in 1978 for the Ad Council. You can find out more about McGruff at the
National Crime Prevention Council, a national, non-profit organization that is
working to prevent people from becoming victims of crime and helping to build
better communities.External Links
