Come on out to the Bayshore Town Center in Glendale, WI today for the Bayshore Safety Days. Here’s the scoop:

BAYSHORE TOWN CENTER – TOWN SQUARE

5900 N Port Washington Road, Glendale, WI

Saturday June 5th

10:00AM – 3:00PM

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J.D. Dhein and Tim Kretschmann will be live this coming weekend in Glendale, WI at Bayshore Mall. We hope to record a number of shows while there. It will all be part of Safety Day…

BAYSHORE TOWN CENTER – TOWN SQUARE

5900 N Port Washington Road, Glendale, WI

Saturday May 30th

10:00AM – 3:00PM

Demonstrations and Displays

FREE TRAIN RIDES for the kids sponsored by

Canadian Pacific Railway (10:00a.m. – 3:00p.m.)

All Day Silent Charity Auction

Safety Checks for Bike Helmets

Police Crime Prevention Safety Booth

Sit Inside these Emergency Vehicles:

Milwaukee Fire Bell Club, State Patrol Dodge Charger, Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol Mobile Command Center,

FBI Mobile Command Post, ATF National Response Vehicle, Northshore Police and Fire Vehicles

and many more.

Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office – Child Project IRIS Recognition Program

Police & Fire Vehicle Show (You Pick the Winner)

Glendale Police DCI Marketing Safety Village for Children (Inside Mall Atrium)

Northshore Fire Department “Dress Like a Firefighter” Display

Police and Rescue K-9’s

Thiensville Fire Dept Dive Team (Demo’s each hour)

Special Appearances by “McGruff” The Crime Dog,

“Sparky” The Fire Dog, “Ashes” The Fire Safety Dog, “Pounce the Panther” from UW-Milwaukee Basketball

“Roscoe” from the Milwaukee Admirals, “Ronald McDonald” from McDonald’s Restaurant

“Eddie the Gun Safety Eagle” and many more mascots.

Safety Station Raffle sponsored by Kurth Chiropractic

Many more public safety groups will be in attendance

Come and Join us for this Free Educational Event!

28^th Annual Event is presented by the Glendale Police Department, Steiner Inc. and help from the North Shore Crime & Fire Prevention Officers.

USA Network's Monk

JD Dhein answers the age-old question: How realistic are television detectives?

An e-mail specifically calls out “Monk” and “Psych” as shows they wonder if they have a basis in reality.

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Credit Union Scam

It’s another scam alert. This one is from the “Kim Credit Union.” First hint that it is a scam: we don’t have an account with the Kim Credit Union!

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Tim Kretschmann helps JD Dhein learn about creating strong computer passwords.

Tim gives out some helpful, real world examples of how to handle passwords and dealing with the reality of managing many passwords.

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I thought a great way to share my Christmas wishes with you would to tell you a story from my heritage. As many of you know for 17 years, I was a German radio host in Milwaukee. Many of the traditions Americans hold dear about Christmas have been imported from Germany, and one of those is the Nutcracker. I used to read this tradition on my show each year…I have no clue where I initially discovered it anymore so my apologies to the original author–I’d gladly credit you if I knew who you are.

However, I’d like to share this beautiful tradition with you now and wish you all a wonderful Christmas…

Tim Kretschmann

producer, Police on the Scene with a Crime Prevention Lean

The Legend of the Nutcracker

Beneath the wooden exterior of the handsomely carved nutcracker lies a rich heritage that comes from the Erzgebirge region of Germany. Recognized worldwide as the home of the nutcracker, the Erzgebirge (translated as “ore Mountains”) first prospered as a mining center in the 13th century, yet the region also provided a rich supply of wood. And by the 1700s as metal resources were depleting, this abundance of wood gave villagers a new livelihood carving simple wooden objects.

The German nutcracker is the most celebrated of all the European wooden collectibles. Originally, each one was created by combining dozens of hand-crafted pieces with thousands of hours of labor. Today over 130 steps are required to complete each nutcracker.

From the very beginning the people left the imprint of their way of life on their products. This explains why most nutcrackers have a grim face, as the woodworkers were depicting the hard life of the mining community, their difficult working conditions, and meager rewards.

Ken Althoff, in The Legend of the Nutcracker and Traditions of the Erzgebige, recounts the German folktale of how the nutcracker seemingly became a useful gadget. The story goes that long ago a miserly farmer offered a reward to anyone who could find an easy way to crack the nuts from his walnut trees. A soldier suggested shooting the nut, a carpenter wanted to saw through the nut–both unacceptable solutions. Then along come a puppet carver with a beautiful puppet painted in bright colors with a large mouth and strong jaws– strong enough to crack the hard walnuts.

The farmer was grateful and rewarded the carver with his own special workshop. Though the story carries no historical truth, it’s correct to say that the nutcracker is at least a 250-year old tradition.

We’d like to thank the wonderful folks at MyGlendaleNow.com that have linked to our program. While we are not exactly the podcast for the Glendale police department, we are proud to have one of Glendale’s finest as our host and content administrator on the program.

We hope you enjoy the three minute segments we produce about crime prevention, safety and the ever-popular stupid criminal stories!

Let us know if you like what you see and remember to leave us a message at 414-517-4908.

JD Dhein - The Batman

Batman isn’t the only one with fancy tools and gadgets to perform his crime fighting feats. Let’s explore police gear with your officer without fear–J.D. Dhein!

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