"William V. Minera, the creator of the Officer Bill series, served with the New York City Police Department from 1990 to1999, and is currently a police officer in Suffolk County. He began the Officer ill series to enable children to see police officers as helpers, not villains. 'I want children to see the police officer as a friend, someone to whom they can come for help. I want children to have smiles on their faces when they see a police officer, not fear in their eyes,' he said."

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