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Seal Beach Police Explorers Compete
Explorers are hallenged on many skills, including tactical, investigatory and verbal in countywide competition.
The Seal Beach Police Department Police Explorers recently competed in the Orange County Law Enforcement Explorer Advisor’s Association Explorer Competition. They competed with Explorers and Explorer Post’s from law enforcement agencies across Orange County during the two-day event.
The competition took place at the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) – Katella Facility in Anaheim as well as the OCSD Academy Facility in Tustin. The purpose of the competition was to serve as a learning experience, as well as to promote inter-post cooperation and friendship amongst explorers.
Team competitions included situations where the explorers were expected to employ tactical skills, investigatory skills, verbal skills and many others in events ranging from crime scene investigation, use of force option and domestic dispute, to hostage rescue, arrest and search, and physical agility.
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Participating Seal Beach Police Department Explorers included: from Los Alamitos -- Matt Henney, 17, and Traci Sawyer, 16; from Garden Grove -- Ryan Butters, 16, Austin Fassell, 17, and Tony Scott, 17; from Seal Beach -- Jayden Cherney, 15, Chad Kumabe, 16, Daniel Lever, 17, Max Magdaleno, 15, and Nick Wedmore, 15; and Charlie Crampton, 16, of Rossmoor, and Zach Goulhiane, 17, of Whittier.
The Seal Beach Police Department Explorer program is open to young adults ages 14 to 18. It is worksite-based and part of the Boy Scouts of America and Learning-for-Life’s career education program in order to provide experiences that help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults.
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The program matches its resources to the interests of young people in the community, helping youth pursue their special interests, and to grow and develop in five areas of emphasis: career opportunities, life skills, citizenship, character education, and leadership experience.
For more information about the Seal Beach Police Explorer program, contact the Explorer Advisor at (562) 799-4100, ext. 1136.
