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Deering Police Department Deering, NH 03244 762 Deering Center Road, Deering, NH 03244 Office: 464-3127 / Dispatch: 464-3600 |
PRESS RELEASE December 21, 2007
TO: All Local Media Outlets
From: Chief Pushee
Hillcat Police Explorer Post #612 Entering New Year
The Deering Police Department sponsored Law Enforcement Explorers, known as the Hillcat Police Explorer Post #612, have recently undertaken a small reorganization, and hope to begin recruitment efforts to increase our membership. During a recent meeting of the members of Hillcat Post #612, Advisor Nicholas Hodgen stepped down as the head advisor in order to take a more active role in his growing family, although he will continue to be active in assisting the Hillcat Police Explorers in many activities.
Chief James Pushee, who co-founded the Explorer Post in Deering with Officer Hodgen, will be taking over as the Head Advisor to Hillcat Post #612. We will be creating a new training schedule and beginning preparations the annual State Exploring Competition to be held in May 2008, as well as working on plans for recruitment efforts to add new members.
The Hillcat Police Explorer Post 612 is comprised of young men and women between the ages of 14 ½ (and is at least in the eighth grade) and 20 years old who have an interest in learning about public service in general with an emphasis in law enforcement service. Members meet every other week, but also perform various community service details to assist local Towns and even private citizens with special events. Post #612 is a non-profit organization that receives only very minimal funding through the Deering Police Budget. As such, Post #612 Cadets rely primarily upon donations and fund-raising events to earn money to defray the costs of the Annual Cadet Competition, the Cadet Academy each summer, the University of Exploring, annual re-chartering costs with the Boy Scouts of America,
as well as uniforms, equipment, and special training and recreational events sponsored by the Post.
The next scheduled meeting of the Hillcat Police Explorer Post #612 is to be held from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Tuesday January 8, 2008 at the Deering Town Hall. Members will be briefly working on “Drill and Ceremony” techniques to begin the evenings activities before moving on to more in-depth instruction in another area of law enforcement. Anyone who is interested in learning more about Law Enforcement Exploring can contact Chief Pushee at the Deering Police Department (Officer Phone 464-3127), and is more than welcome to attend the meeting on January 8, 2008.
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