The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, May 27, 1995                 TAG: 9505300198
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: SMITHFIELD                         LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

FREE IDS FOR CHILDREN

The Smithfield Police Department and Gwaltney of Smithfield Ltd. will offer free identification photographs of children today and Sunday at the Smithfield Olden Days Festival.

The KidCare ID photos, developed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Polaroid Corp., are meant to be used if a child is involved in an emergency situation or is missing.

Smithfield police officers will be in a booth set up on Main Street to help weigh and measure children and to guide families through the KidCare photo ID process. Fingerprinting will also be provided.

The service is free, courtesy of Gwaltney. by CNB