Back Mountain Police Association, Kingston, PA,
Dear Sir,
I am writing to let you know how terrific our Association feels the SentryKIDS® child identification system is.
We first heard about the system and saw it used during a Kids Safety day festival we held in which we invited the United states Secret Service to participate. They used the SentryKIDS® system to fingerprint and photograph the children that attended our event. The event was a huge success, I believe mainly because of the SentryKIDS® identification program.
We liked it so much, we wanted to obtain the system for ourselves, and did.
Since then we have used the system in our area schools, local banks and Municipal Police Departments. We have provided over 1,000 kids with an identification Bio-Doc™, and that was only in the couple of months we've had it.
Each time we use the program we receive the same response from the parents and children. The parents express their gratification in our taking an interest in their kids and the kids are fascinated in how fast and easy the system works.
This system is an incredible tool for bringing Law Enforcement Agencies and the Communities we serve, together in a common goal; the safety of our children.
Sergeant Daniel Husinger, President
To Whom It May Concern,
The Boston Police Department launched it's first KidSafe program at the Perkins School on May 23, 1997.
Since then the Boston Police Department had documented thousands of children to date using the SentryKIDS™ child ID system. SentryKIDS™ has enabled our officers to produce an identification card with fingerprints and photographs for parents to use should their child become missing. The quality of the fingerprints is superior to what can be accomplished with ink due to the unique scaling process and fingerprint editor.
All of our Community Service Officers as well as the parents rave about the cleanliness of the process and how easy the machine is to use.
Our KidSafe program has grown so much in the past year that we have purchased an additional unit to handle the volume. In addition the program has been enthusiastically received by the community and has been supported by the Mayors office and the system has been a great public relations tool for our department.
I would advocate others to participate in this worthwhile endeavor.
Detective Joseph W. Dahlbeck, Information Technology Division, Boston Police Department
Klaas Kids Foundation for Children
Dear Mr. Waryga,
As the father of a child kidnapped and murdered by a repeat offender, I understand the need to do whatever is necessary to protect America's Children. I am also painfully aware that not nearly enough is being done to accomplish this important goal. Therefore, when the SentryKIDS® fingerprint/photograph unit was demonstrated to me during a tour of the Secret Service forensic laboratory, I immediately contacted Sentry and began the process of acquiring some units for the KlaasKids Foundation.
By the end of 1998 our five SentryKIDS® units will have participated in more than 150 forums and fingerprinted and photographed more than 100,000 of America's children. As our five units do travel extensively, portability and durability were important factors in our decision to purchase SentryKIDS® To Date they have performed magnificently.
Sentry Technology benefits the KlaasKids Foundation in several ways. Most parents and virtually all children are drawn to the high-tech nature of the equipment. The ease and high quality of the product is unparalleled, even by law enforcement standards. Wince there is no ink or film involved in the process, we are able to serve vast numbers of children cleanly and efficiently.
I must commend the management and staff of Sentry Technology. Their unique and original contribution to the safety and future of America's children helps us all create a brighter future. If more people did good things for little children, the world would be a better and safer place. We deserve it, but more importantly, our children deserve it.
Marc Klaas, Executive Director of the KlaasKids Foundation for Children
NOTE: As of 3/10/03 the KlaasKids Foundation operates 7 SentryKIDS® FingerTIPS™ systems and has fingerprinted over 250,000 of our Nation's Children.