As U.S. youngsters prepare to return to school, McGruff the Crime Dog and his home, the National Crime Prevention ... and information regarding suspicious activity with neighbors, police and Homeland ...

In the final step, police visit the house to conduct interviews with the residents and their neighbors before handing over the McGruff House sign, which is placed in a front window. Do they work?

Grinch. The arrest happened on Dec. 19, after a citizen spotted him trying to make a getaway in a mini-cruiser that belongs ...