Officer McGruff would not approve: A New York man was arrested after state police found him with a drug-filled stuffed animal wearing a D.A.R.E. shirt.
D.A.R.E., or Drug Abuse Resistance Education, is a nationwide program that aims to teach kids to do anything but stuff a plush toy with narcotics.
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