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Ventura Sheriff Explorer Competition Results
Ventura Sheriff Explorer Competition Results 
VENTURA COUNTY SHERIFF
NEWS STORY
GEOFF DEAN, SHERIFF
| Nature of Incident: | Sheriff’s Office Explorer Posts Compete In Regional Competition, Win Awards | ||
| Location: | North County Explorer Competition Castaic, Ca | ||
| Date & Time: | April 7, 2018 and April 8, 2018 | ||
| Unit(s) Responsible: | Camarillo Police Department, Fillmore Police Department, Ojai Police Department, Thousand Oaks Police Department, Sheriff’s Headquarters Station |
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| Several Ventura County Explorer Posts competed in the North County Explorer Competition and received awards in multiple events. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Explorer program is designed to provide young adults (ages of 14 to 20) with an exciting program designed to build citizenship and develop personal and mental fitness. The program’s goal is to educate and involve the youth in police operations and interest them in law enforcement functions whether they aspire to enter police work or not. On the weekend of April 7th and 8th, Explorer Posts from Camarillo, Fillmore, Ojai, Thousand Oaks, and Sheriff’s Headquarters competed in the 7th Annual North County Explorer Competition. The competition is managed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The North County Explorer Competition was held in Castaic, California. There were 37 Explorer Posts that participated in the competition from various agencies across the Southwestern United States. The competition consisted of events that tested the explorers both physically and tactically. Some of the events included a 5K Run, Mud Run, Obstacle Course, and a SWAT Physical Challenge. There were various law enforcement scenarios including; Building Searches, High Risk Vehicle Stop, and Marijuana Field Raid. Each Sheriff’s Explorer Post did very well at the North County Explorer Competition and returned with multiple awards: Camarillo Police Explorers 1st Place SWAT Physical Fitness Challenge – Explorer Peter DuFau 2nd Place Rock Wall – Explorer Ashlie Glantz 3rd Place Obstacle Course – Explorer Ashlie Glantz 3rd Place Obstacle Course Advisor – Deputy Angelica Lathrop 3rd Place Mud Run Advisor – Deputy Angelica Lathrop 5th Place - DUI Investigation Scenario Fillmore Police Explorers 2nd Place - Tubular Assault 5th Place – High Risk Vehicle Stop Headquarters Explorers 3rd Place – 5 Person HRT (Hostage Rescue Team) Ojai Police Explorers 3rd Place 5K Run- Explorer Ashley Welte 3rd Place Mud Run – Explorer Ashley Welte 4th Place – High Risk Vehicle Stop Thousand Oaks Police Explorers 3rd Place 5K Advisor- Deputy Cameron Shroeck 4th Place - Marijuana Field Raid 5th Place – Tubular Assault If you would like more information about the explorer program, contact your local police or sheriff’s station. For the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, go to http://www.vcsd.org/explorers or call Senior Deputy Shawn Holzberger at 805-388-5131. See attached photographs. |
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| Prepared by: | Senior Deputy Shawn Holzberger | ||
| News Release Date: | April 16, 2018 | ||
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Senior Deputy Shawn Holzberger [email protected] 805-279-0490 |
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| Approved by: | Captain Jeremy Paris | ||
Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511
