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SparkS police explorerS

www.sparkspolice.com

For More inForMation:www.sparkspolice.com

SparkS police1701 E. prater Way, sparks, NV 89434

Non-emergency Dispatch (775) 353-2231support services (775) 353-2299

Emergency 911

prograM goalSTo provide young men and women with opportunities to learn about law enforcement while developing interpersonal and leadership skills.

attend a

Meetingpolice Explorers meet and train regularly. Visit www.sparkspolice.com for dates and times.

Become an

explorerTo learn more about the Explorer program, contact an advisor:

phone (775) 353-2299

Email spdexploreradvisors@cityofsparks.us

sparks

police explorerSThe sparks police Explorer post #106 is an opportunity for young men and women ages 14 to 20 to experience and participate in the exciting and rewarding career of law enforcement. This program is part of a national Learning for Life program, a non-scouting subsidiary of the Boy scouts of america.

Explorers learn about police procedures and practice those skills in hands-on training with advisors. some advisors are former Explorers themselves. many sparks police Explorer alumni have gone on to become local and state law enforcement officers. 

Explorer activities can include:

• CommunityService

• Ride-AlongswithOfficers

• TrafficControl

• RadioProcedures

• CriminalInvestigations

• TrafficStops

• BuildingSearches

• ReportWriting

• Investigations

• CrimeSceneInvestigation

• DispatchSit-Along

sparks police Explorers are challenged to learn and perform many duties of a police officer during their training. There are opportunities for Explorers to compete several times annually to demonstrate their abilities. They perform the skills they have learned (such as traffic stops, building searches, marksmanship, arrests, etc.) usually in the form of scenarios. They compete against fellow explorers from the region, across the country, and sometimes from around the world.

eligibility• Ages14to20

• Passabackgroundcheck

• Successfulcompletionoftheeighthgrade

• Minimum2.0G.P.A.forstudents

• Nocriminalactivity