Congratulations to Explorers Post #575 who are sponsored by the Lincoln Police Department. They competed for the first time this Labor Day Weekend in an event hosted by the Topeka Police Department. A total of 11 teams were involved from Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Missouri.
Each event tested a variety of police related skills from de-escalation to evidence processing. Lincoln Police Explorers took home two trophies and were just shy of two others. They placed third pace in the Physical Agility Course that included a sprint, a tire flip, obstacles and handcuffing a suspect. Individually, Explorer Trevor had the 6th fastest time overall. Lincoln took home 2nd place spots in Crime Scene Investigation that included evidence processing and fingerprinting. Lincoln missed 3rd place by one point in Active Shooter and two points away in Serving a Search Warrant event.
Law Enforcement Explorers is a hands-on program sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America. It is open to youth between the ages of 14 years old (or completed 8th grade) and 20 years old, interested in a career in law enforcement or a related field in the criminal justice system. The Lincoln Police Explorer Post #575 meets every other Wednesday evening. If you are interested in joining, please email an advisor (Officer Prewett, lpd1819@lincoln.ne.gov or Officer Dirks, lpd1840@lincoln.ne.gov or come to our first meeting at the main Police Station 575 S 10th St on Wednesday September 22nd at 6 p.m. There is no cost; however, there are some requirements such as maintaining over a ‘C’ grade average and must be in good standing within the community.