Recently, the crime-fighting, red beret-wearing Guardian Angels received a state grant for their mission to make the world a safer place. Created in New York 27 years ago, this group of civilian do-gooders not only reaches around the world, but also into cyberspace with its 11-year-old online group, CyberAngels. Now, New York State has launched an Internet-safety initiative with the help of Guardian Angels’ founder Curtis Sliwa and his crew of would-be do-gooders. Apparently, the pseudo-superhero has been forgiven for his mixing reality with the stuff of comic books by allegedly presenting fictional accounts of the group’s early exploits for publicity purposes. He’s gone from blaming cops for a kidnapping to testifying against Gotti in his own kidnapping to receiving $200,000 to fight crime. The grant money will be used to help CyberAngels with a community outreach program and online support. Classroom workshops will include teaching parents how to monitor the Internet exploits of their tech-savvy children and helping teachers identify plagiarized work. Also covered will be the dangers of cyber-bullying, which range from uncreative but nonetheless cruel text messages to highly original (really, the mind boggles) photo-shopped pics of the bully’s victim.