McGruff the Crime Dog is turning 30 Wednesday. (But that’s really 133 in canine years.) The trench-coated crime fighter will blow out the candles at 6 p.m. Thursday at the National Museum of Crime & Punishment.

The beloved icon of the National Crime Prevention Council has been taking a bite out of crime since 1980, teaching millions of citizens how to take steps to reduce crime.

Recommended Stories

The UK keeps calm and carries on toward French-style disaster

Will votes be counted accurately? What the public is saying

The Right is at a time for fusing