The Kentucky State Police are restarting their “Trooper Teddy” program. The program has KSP Troopers using “Trooper Teddy” bears as a tool to calm innocent children found in traumatic situations, such as a car crash, exposure to drugs, or domestic abuse cases that frequently result in the arrest of a parent. The program has been around since 1989, but ran out of funding in recent years. KSP was able to utilize asset forfeiture funds from seized assets in drug investigation to fund the purchase of bears. The Asset Forfeiture Program is a nationwide law enforcement initiative to seize and forfeit proceeds from federal crimes or property that was used to facilitate federal crimes. Funds are restricted and can be used for qualifying expenditures toward enhancing public safety and security. Each KSP post will receive a supply of bears that will be distributed to road Troopers who arrive first on the scene of critical incidents.