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Councilman Chris Lowe and retired Police Chief Daryll Thomann represented the Boys & Girls Club of Placentia at the fourth National Conference on Preventing Crime in Washington, D.C., which was held from Thursday through Sunday.
Lowe and Thomann, who are part of the club’s board, were joined by the club’s Executive Director Collen Braga.
The National Conference on Preventing Crime is sponsored by the National Crime Prevention Council and funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, and the Office of Justice Programs.
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