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About the Book

The book is to help educate children on what to do if a stranger approaches them. It has a good story line with good characters and is entertaining as well. The most important thing is if it saves one child from becoming a victim, then the effort towards producing this book was worth while. We hope you and your children enjoy it!

About the Author

Craig W. Goodnight, age 48, raised in Carthage, North Carolina. A 1979 graduate of Union Pines High School. Basic Law Enforcement Training graduate from Richmond Technical College in Rockingham, North Carolina in the 1984. Graduate from Almeda University with a Bachelor in Science in Criminal Justice in 2009. Married to Amy R. Goodnight, who is employed with Moore County Schools. They have two children, Venson (19) and Amber (17). Honors: • North Carolina’s Crime Prevention Officer of the Year (1988) • Southern Pines Jaycee’s Officer of the Year (1989) • Governor’s Award in Excellence in Community Watch (1988) • Governor’s Award in Excellence in Crime Prevention (1987, 1988, 1989) • District H (Moore, Anson, Montgomery, Richmond and Stanly County) First Place Pistol Champion (1989) Second Place Team (1989) • Elected President of the Moore County Law Enforcement Officer’s (1992, 1993, 1995) Elected Treasurer (1991) Elected to the Board of Directors (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998) • Appointed to the Board of Directors for the N.C. Crime Prevention Officer’s Association (1989, 1990, 1991) • Appointed to the Union Pines High School Advisory Board (1998, 1999, 2000) • Elected Chairman of the Carthage Chamber of Commerce (1998) • Elected Vice-Chairman of the Carthage Chamber of Commerce (1997) • Appointed to the Sandhills Chamber of Commerce Executive Board (1998) • Awarded Advanced Certification from both N.C. Training and Standards and N.C. Sheriff’s Standards • As Chief of Police of the Carthage Police Department, the agency was awarded North Carolina’s top crime prevention agency in 1996 and was awarded a state record three in a row Best Small Law Enforcement Agency in 1996, 1997 and 1998 by the Governor of North Carolina