COLUMBUS, Ind. — While law enforcement officers maintain authority, they can also be gentle and kind – once you get to know them.
That’s the impression that Remington Wells, a student at St. Peters Lutheran School, said he got during the sixth annual Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Youth Academy at CERAland Park this week.
“My favorite part is how we just got to meet officers and learn what it’s like to be a cop,” the 10-year-old said.
Remington hit upon two main objectives of the academy, which began Tuesday and concluded Friday at the park off County Road 525E, Bartholomew County Sheriff Chief Deputy Maj. Chris Lane said.
One goal is to get an overview of the variety of skills law enforcement officers learn to do their jobs effectively, Lane said.
“But we also want to show that we are just people, too,” Lane said. “We want these young people to see us for who we are. Most of us have kids of our own.”
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