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Roswell's Finest City of Roswell 8/16/2002 The Roswell Police Explorers attended the National Law Enforcement Explorers Conference in Flagstaff, Arizona from July 8 through July 13, 2002. There were over 4,000 participants from all over the United States, Great Britain, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Roswell's Explorers brought home a fifth place trophy in the traffic stop competition, demonstrating once again that they are Roswell's finest. The Roswell Law Enforcement Explorers Post 10 began in February 1995. This coed program is organized in cooperation with the Learning for Life organization and is for young adults, ages 14 through 20, who are interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement or understanding the role of police. Police Explorers learn all aspects of public safety and get an opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned by participating in competitions. The National Law Enforcement Explorers Conference is held every two years and the location alternates between the eastern and western portions of the United States. This year was the second time that the Roswell Police Explorers competed at the national conference. They previously attended the 1998 national conference in Washington, D.C. Those Explorers who attended this year's conference included Captain Noah Caplan, Sgt. James Major, Sgt. Ryan Kennedy, Kristin Foust, James Vincent, and Jeremy Burt. Other attendees included Det. Tammy Stancil and Officer Andy Reach from the Roswell Police Department who serve as advisors for Post 10. Costs for the participants to attend the conference would have been expensive if not for the help of the following sponsors: Walmart, Killer Creek Harley Davidson, Roswell Masonic Lodge, Carl Black Pontiac, Brown & Co. Jewelers, Alpha Office Products, the Blue Knights, TGS Inc., and JEV Equipment. Individual donations were also received.
Police Explorers Place in Competition Roswell Revue and News By Geoff Smith 8/7/2002 Newsflash: There is a group of youths in North Fulton who know exactly what they want to do with their lives. And they are doing it. The Roswell Police Explorers, a group of students in volunteer-training with the Roswell Police Department, attended the National Law Enforcement Exploring Conference in Flagstaff, Ariz., and won fifth place in the traffic stop competition. The July 8-13 competition drew 4,000 other programs from around the country and is conducted every two years. This was Roswell's second appearance since it started its program 8 years ago. "They trained so much and worked so hard to go to the competition," said Roswell detective and Explorers Administrator Tammy Stancil. Explorer Capt. Noah Caplan, 20, has participated in the program for seven years. He is studying criminal justice at the University of Georgia and works part-time in the Communications Unit at the Roswell Police Department. He heads the Explorers program and diverted the credit for the national award to the people who sent the Explorers to Arizona. "We got a lot of help from people and businesses in the area," Caplan said. "And a lot of the officers spent a lot of time working and training with us." Killer Creek Harley Davidson, Roswell Masonic Lodge, Carl Black Pontiac and Brown & Co. Jewelers were just a few of the sponsors that donated money for the trip. The Explorers program was brought to Roswell by former officer Kyle McDonel, who participated in a program in California. Since it started in 1995, two Roswell Explorers have graduated from Police Academy and come back to Roswell for jobs on the department. Stancil said students participating in the program are usually more prepared for the Academy than other recruits. Roswell Police Officer Trevor Primo was an Explorer and graduated at the top of his class. The program gives students hands-on and up close training through actual experience. After a training session, Explorers are allowed to ride with cops and perform basic duties. They work in eight hour shifts, usually in the evenings and on the weekends when normal school is in session. The students range from ages 14 to 20, and can be seen helping out with crowd control and traffic direction during large public gatherings. Explorers is not limited to boys either. Kristin Foust, who has been in other Explorer programs for four years, recently joined Roswell's. The 19-year old is the only female Explorer in Roswell and wants to be a cop when she gets older. "We are always actively recruiting, especially girls," she joked. "You get to go to national competitions, help people and it's a rush being on the scene of an accident or crime." Some of the Roswell officers have taken a special interest in the program and help the Explorers train. Caplan said long-time veteran officer Andy Reach has been a big help and Officer Kevin Eudy helped them train for the traffic stop competition. This will be Caplan's last year as an active Explorer. He said he sees himself coming back to Roswell to try for a job, but has bigger plans than that. He has his eyes on the federal level and hopes to someday be a part of the FBI. For information on the Roswell Police Explorers Program, contact Caplan or Detective Stancil at 770-640-4115.
Roswell Police Cadets Take Home Top Trophy Roswell Revue and News By Hatcher Hurd 3/13/2001 Seven members of the Roswell Police Explorers went Jan. 26-28 to Winterfest 2001, the annual police cadet competition in Gatlinburg, Tenn., and came home with a much coveted first-place trophy for one of the events. The Police Explorers, girls and boys ages 14 to 20, meet every other Tuesday at the Roswell Police Department, where the cadets get an "up close and personal" look at what police work is all about from the police officers themselves. "The Police Explorers main goal is to provide teenagers the opportunity to explore law enforcement as a career," said Explorer James Major. Explorer Noah Caplan said he read about the program in a newspaper article and decided to come see what it was all about. Now Noah is one of the top cadets in the program, and he, along with James Major, Scott King and Ryan Kennedy, teamed up in the "Escaped Inmate" competition and came home with the first-place trophy from Winterfest, the largest such competition in the Southeast. The team practiced weekly for about four months on the prescribed scenario. At Winterfest, the problem given the team was to conduct a search for a pre-trial inmate who had "escaped" into a wooded area. The team had to set up a search perimeter and find the suspect, not knowing if he was armed. "Officer safety is the top priority in the exercise," said Roswell police officer Andy Reach. "The team was judged on its ability to communicate with one another and for following proper police search procedures. They did a great job." The team normally has to raise their own travel expenses, but this year the trip was sponsored by Swartz Investments. The Police Explorers can be a conduit for young people to become interested in policing as a career. Detective Tammy Stancil, one of the advisors, said two officers with the Roswell Police are graduates of the program. For information, call 770-640-4115.