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Wednesday, September 10, 2008 – There was a feeling of nervous excitement walking into our training room at the Community Youth Outreach Unit (CYOU) – Luckily for me, my husband Jeff was there to share in this experience. Upon entering the room, we were met with friendly smiles and familiar faces.
Chief McCoy welcomed us and expressed that the academy has been a long term goal for the PD which really made us feel like we were going to be a part of something special. Next, we were greeted warmly by Mayor Carson Ross who shared his thoughts on the importance of this program, family & community.
Capt. Morton then presented an introduction to law enforcement as well as engaging open discussions to different situations that the PD faces on a daily basis. He provided various tips on how to protect ourselves and our belongings that we can share with other members of the community such as locking our cars, not leaving valuables in plain site, particularly electronics such as laptops & GPS units. We were given crime statistics over the last 4 years here in Blue Springs and it was encouraging to see a steady decline with each passing year.
Sgt. Kintz then gave us a detailed tour of the cramped BSPD facility which included booking, lock-up, officers meeting areas and the S.T.A.T & CSI rooms. I was surprised to see that they are out of room - The department keeps expanding with our community however their space has not. One of the most heartfelt moments of this tour involved a dedication wall that has all of the BSPD family members and staff who are currently serving in our countries armed forces. The tour was very informative and to be perfectly honest, an eye-opening view of all that is involved with our PD.
The nervous excitement is gone, now there is just plain old excitement for our next class which covers Crime Scene Investigation and will involve actual fingerprinting. We know we are only scratching the surface of what it actually takes to become an officer but the PD has obviously put a lot of time and effort into this program and I suspect it will only get better with each new class.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 – There was a feeling of nervous excitement walking into our training room at the Community Youth Outreach Unit (CYOU) – Luckily for me, my husband Jeff was there to share in this experience. Upon entering the room, we were met with friendly smiles and familiar faces.
Chief McCoy welcomed us and expressed that the academy has been a long term goal for the PD which really made us feel like we were going to be a part of something special. Next, we were greeted warmly by Mayor Carson Ross who shared his thoughts on the importance of this program, family & community.
Capt. Morton then presented an introduction to law enforcement as well as engaging open discussions to different situations that the PD faces on a daily basis. He provided various tips on how to protect ourselves and our belongings that we can share with other members of the community such as locking our cars, not leaving valuables in plain site, particularly electronics such as laptops & GPS units. We were given crime statistics over the last 4 years here in Blue Springs and it was encouraging to see a steady decline with each passing year.
Sgt. Kintz then gave us a detailed tour of the cramped BSPD facility which included booking, lock-up, officers meeting areas and the S.T.A.T & CSI rooms. I was surprised to see that they are out of room - The department keeps expanding with our community however their space has not. One of the most heartfelt moments of this tour involved a dedication wall that has all of the BSPD family members and staff who are currently serving in our countries armed forces. The tour was very informative and to be perfectly honest, an eye-opening view of all that is involved with our PD.
The nervous excitement is gone, now there is just plain old excitement for our next class which covers Crime Scene Investigation and will involve actual fingerprinting. We know we are only scratching the surface of what it actually takes to become an officer but the PD has obviously put a lot of time and effort into this program and I suspect it will only get better with each new class.
