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Delaware State Police Explorers Travel to National Conference Released- Wednesday, August 06, 2008 Fort Collins, Colorado- The Delaware State Police Law Enforcement Explorer Posts from Troop 3 (Kent County), Troop 4 (Georgetown) and Troop 5 (Bridgeville) joined more than 3,000 other Explorers, adult leaders, and staff from throughout the nation at the 16th Biennial National Law Enforcement Exploring Conference from July 21st through July 26th at Colorado State University. The purpose of the conference was to provide a training experience for Law Enforcement Explorers and to contribute to the development of skills required in the law enforcement profession. Exploring offers young people aged 14 through 20 an opportunity to learn about special interests and vocational choices. Founded in 1973, Law Enforcement Exploring is a program for youth who are interested in the field of law enforcement. Nearly 50,000 young people belong to over 3,000 Exploring posts that are sponsored by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. At the national conference the Explorers have the opportunity to compete in both team and individual competitions. The team competitions included: Arrest and Search Techniques, Bomb Threat Response, Crime Prevention, Crime Scene Search, Domestic Crisis, Shoot/Don’t Shoot, Hostage Negotiation, Burglary in Progress, Traffic Accident Investigation, Traffic Stop, White Collar Crime and Emergency First Aid. Individual competitions included Air-Pistol Competition, Bike Policing, Beam Hit Competition, Emergency Vehicle Operations and a Physical Agility Test. In addition to the competitions a wide range of seminars were offered giving participants information on a host of topics such as Cyber Crime Fraud, Fugitive Investigations, Narcotics Trafficking, Self Defense, Mail Fraud, Protecting Our National Borders and Surveillance Methods and Technology. Outside of the conference the Delaware State Police Explorers had an opportunity to enjoy the tourist attractions of Colorado, including whitewater rafting on Clear Creek, a jeep tour of Estes Park and bike ride down Pikes Peak. The Troop 3 (Kent County) Exploring Post is overseen by Corporal Angela Garnsey, Trooper Heather Pepper and Officer Christopher Swan of Felton Police Department. Nine Explorers from this post attended the conference and competed. The Explorers were assigned to teams and competed in Traffic Accident Investigation, Shoot or Don’t Shoot, Domestic Crisis and Bomb Threat and Search. Detective Cheryl Arnold and Corporal Richard Bratz oversee the Troop 4 (Georgetown) Exploring Post. The nine Troop 4 Explorers competed in Crime Scene Investigation, Crime Prevention and Burglary in Progress scenarios. The final post to attend the conference was Troop 5 (Bridgeville). Corporal Jennifer Struck and Trooper First Class Gregory Cartwright oversee the Troop 5 Exploring Post. Four Explorers attended and represented this post. At the competition they were assigned Hostage Negotiations and Emergency First Aid. The Explorer Posts had the opportunity to attend this conference as a result of fundraising throughout the State. Each of the Explorers has put in numerous hours of community service and has upheld the values of the Exploring program and the Delaware State Police. Each of the Exploring Posts welcome individuals between the age of 14 and 20 who are presently enrolled in school full-time, maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 and have no criminal history to contact the Delaware State Police Troop nearest their home to become a member their Exploring Post. |
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