![]() All tolled, over 300 bears and other toys were donated. ![]() ![]() The teddy bears and other toys were collected during events held on The University of New Mexico campus and at Lobo basketball games during the month of February. Geier says that officers on calls, involving children, are able to go out to their cars and come back to the family with bears and toys-making a lasting memory for that family. The bears are distributed throughout the year on patrols and calls and also put in gift baskets for families at Christmas time. ![]() The bears will be kept in APD patrol cars to be given to children in traumatic situations to help ease some of the stress. Members of the BeKind UNM committee and the Lobo men’s basketball team delivered teddy bears and other toys to Albuquerque Police Chief Michael Geier and area commanders last week as part of the BeKind UNM initiative. ![]()
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