Sheriff Jim Ruth holds a DARE tee shirt that is given to fifth grade students in the Bradley County School System completing the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program.  Classes are taught by school resource officers who are certified to provide instruction. The shirts are purchased with funds in the county's drug fund, which receives monies from drug fines and forefeitures and sales of property seizures.   

Pictured are (left to right) Sgt. Russ Henry, Sheriff Ruth, Sgt. Tim Mason, and Det. Capt. Brian Quinn, who supervises criminal investigations and the drug unit.