European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By Ron Mckinney staff writer a Hen. Pfc Ross Mcleod finds a potentially dangerous situation getting out of hand the military pd-2 lineman pulls out his great a. V equalizer a a cuddly Teddy hear named Budweiser. A 2 a a a a it gives you an Edge a a Mcleod said. A you pull the Teddy Bear out and everybody stops for a couple of seconds.�?�. A. Budweiser the Bear not the Beer a is part of a program adopted last month by the Darno Slade Germany Provost marshal in which Teddy bears Are Given to distressed children to help v Calm 11icin.during traumatic experiences. 1 the synch bears Are also a Way to help improve the Community. Perception of military to. Linemen. A thei c Are so Many negatives that you always took for a positive Way to put the maps for. Ward a said capt. , the. Community Provost marshal. Mcleod 22, gave his first hear to a 9-Yeai-old boy who was hit by a ear Ori  boy was on a Stretcher As a helicopter approached to Fly him to the . A. A file Wasny to screaming. He was in Shock a said Mcleod i new York City reservist who has been assigned in Darmstadt since late december while 20 Darmstadt military policemen patrol the Sands of operation desert storm in support of the 3rd . By. A a \ a. A. Mcleod took the Teddy Bear from his patrol car anti handed it to the boy who clutched the Bear and cried. .2 a. A a a it seemed like he was dreaming until i gave him the Bear. Then lie was. Responsive a the Soldier said., a t 2.a Mcleod has Given away three of the 121 Teddy bears the Darmstadt Community bought for about $7 each. Mecaughey said Darmstadt might need donations to keep the program going alter its Supply of bears runs out later this year. In the. First three weeks after Mecaughey armed the patrolmen with Teddy bears on May 2, they gave away 12. There Are no criteria in Dacid in when a police officer May make someone a Day by whipping out a hug Gable Bear. A a it a non Resl relive a Mecaughey said. A a there a no one looking Over his shoulder to say yes or  \ 2a a. 2 a ,. At first the 35 military police including about 20 reservists from the new York City police department a weren to sure what to make of their new furry partners. Mecaughey said that when he explained the program to the policemen. He was met with a Blank stares and a few com mints a a i did no to know Whalton think. At first 1 thought it was a Public relations thing Quot Mcleod said. But now Mcleod is sold on the program. A it works a he said. A a they re taking it to heart a pfc. Wesley Sellers said of How the military police have warmed up to the program. A ,. Sellers 31, names All his Teddy bears of by Ian a name lie plans to give to a future son. 1 Lis first Bear went to a 3-year-old girl who had fallen and broken two Teeth  saturday. Because the dental clinic was closed the Mother brought the wailing child to the military police desk. A. Is amps Jim Derheim of fijian which is what pfc. Wesley Sellers Calls All of his teddies helps ease trauma fears. Sellers explained to the girl that he had a Friend who could accompany her to a dentist if she promised to take care of him. When he handed her go Brian the girl held the Teddy hear to a her face. A. -. A. A. A she stopped crying and started concentrating on the Bear. She looked at me w Ith thanks in her eyes a Sellers said. Sellers saw the child again a few Days later in the shopping area parking lot. A she waved at me a he said. Quot i did no to Sec my Bear  even though Darmstadt a bears arc intended for children one was used to Calm an indignant american woman who Felt she was being treated unfairly by the military police at the scene of a traffic Accident Sellers said. Although the Accident was her fault she acted As though she  accept that he said. A a we re not Here to just make your life miserable Quot Sellers said  the woman. A a we re a sensitive  then he handed her another of Brian 2. Quot she asked me if 1 was actually giving it to her Quot he said. A she looked at it and then thanked  a. But Diat did no to change the outcome of the Acci-2 Dent investigation. A Quot usually we just Issue  ticket a a Quot Sellers said. Quot she got the hear am a  for Bear the Teddy Bear program is popular with police departments throughout the United states although some such As Miami were forced to drop the idea when they ran out of Money. 2 a. Kentucky slate police officers have handed out 241 teddies in the programs two years of exist acc. The governors wife held a fund Raiser to initially buy the bears. Now the program is self supporting because the department Sells bears with proceeds paying for the giveaways. The Colorado state patrol started its program in 1987 with 1,500 hears that were donated by a corporate sponsor arid. Then received a Grant for 1,000 More sgt. Larry Tolar said. The Grant came from a s be c in 1 Sureh a re a d d e d t p t r u f f i e t in be i s. Troopers have used the bears to help in situations ranging from school bus crashes to accidents in which a  been killed. A Janet i in Fri is Tierney a. A Washington Burea Page 6 a. Sunday june 23, 1991