The February 2, 2012, episode of American Heroes Radio features a conversation with former Curt Kindschuh the founder of Drunk Busters of America.
Program Date: February 2, 2012
Program Time: 1500 hours, PACIFIC
Topic: Drunk Busters of America
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In 1995, Curt Kindschuh started Drunk Busters of America. Curt and his staff have now worked with over fifteen-thousand customers in 64 countries.
Curt Kindschuh worked in law enforcement for 18 years, and in 1993 was recognized in the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Awards for his creative approaches to crime prevention. He was one of the first Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Officers in Wisconsin, and worked for 4 years in 23 schools as a D.A.R.E. Officer. He started the “Shop With a Cop” program, which has since been duplicated in others areas of the United States, and also was a bicycle safety officer.
A volunteer with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) from 1990-2002, he worked full time as the Wisconsin State Executive Director of MADD from 1994-1997. Additionally, for 4 years he was a part-time instructor for the Group Dynamics Traffic Safety Program, which is mandatory for 1st time convicted drunk drivers in Wisconsin. Until his commitment to Drunk Busters of America forced him to cut back, he also taught criminal justice classes at a local college. Curt knows and understands impaired driving. He has arrested drunk drivers, investigated fatal crashes, counseled convicted DUI offenders and worked as an advocate for victims of impaired driving crashes.
Curt completed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) certified DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing course, and he is the designer and patent holder for Drunk Busters Impairment Goggles, used worldwide in the fight to stop impaired driving. Curt was a member of the Driving School Association of the Americas (DSAA), American Driver Traffic Safety Education Association (ADTSEA), the Wisconsin D.A.R.E. Officers Association, and the National D.A.R.E. Officers Association. He is a member of the International Association for Driver Education, and he has established a reputation as a creative, innovative, passionate visionary in impaired driving education. Curt has presented at over one-hundred state, national, and international conferences and for hundreds of school districts, universities, and other safety organizations.
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The Watering Hole is police slang for a location cops go off-duty to blow off steam and talk about work and life. Sometimes funny; sometimes serious; but, always interesting.
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Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster was a sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department for 24 years. He retired in 2003 at the rank of Lieutenant. He holds a bachelor’s from the Union Institute and University in Criminal Justice Management and a Master’s Degree in Public Financial Management from California State University , Fullerton California State University , Fullerton and Fresno United States and Europe as subject matter expert in technological applications in law enforcement.
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