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Public Information Release
April 2, 2014
Lieutenant Steve Brooks, Public Information Officer


The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Explorers brought home three trophies after competing against 36 law enforcement agencies in a three day event.

On Thursday, March 27, 2014 law enforcement explorers and advisors from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Post traveled to Tulare County, to compete in the Central Valley Explorer Competition. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Post is comprised of men and women between the ages of 14 and 21. The group trains in successfully handling law enforcement scenarios, serving the community and are involved in ride-a-longs with deputies. They also compete regionally against other explorers in realistic law enforcement scenarios, physical agility and written testing.

The Central Valley Law Enforcement Explorer Competition was a three day event held at the Tulare County Fairgrounds and was hosted by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Explorers competed against 36 other posts in 18 events. The top five in each event received trophies.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is proud to report that our team won first place in the “Hazardous Response” event. This event consisted of a two person team responding to an unknown situation with several challenges. The team had to determine the type of situation they were dealing with, the appropriate course of action and then implement the course of action they decided on. Our team also earned second place in the 5 person tug-of-war along with a fourth place finish in the Law Enforcement Written Test.

For additional information on the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Post and how to become on explorer, please visit www.lakesheriff.com