The Bear Den from Hamburg Cub Scout Pack 120 visited the Tilden Township Police Department on Jan. 14. The purpose of the Scouts’ visit was to complete requirements for an achievement toward their Bear Badge. This eager group of Bear Cub Scouts came ready to learn what was meant by the achievement’s title, “Law Enforcement is a Big Job.”

Upon their arrival,Scouts were greeted by Officer Peter J. Witman, patrolman for the Tilden Township Police Department. Witman is not only a patrolman, he is also the police department’s criminal investigator, which made him the perfect candidate to help these boys with this particular achievement.

Topics discussed were crime prevention, assisting law enforcement and certain investigative procedures. The boys learned different ways they, and their parents, can prevent crime and protect their homes and property properly by ensuring all doors and windows in their homes are locked before leaving or going to bed at night. Ensuring cars and out buildings are properly secured, using motion sensor lighting and planting obstructive shrubbery outside windows are other actions the scouts learned help prevent crime around their homes.