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2008
Police Explorers
The Waco Police Explorers participated in the
2008 Texas Law Enforcement Explorer Advisor Association(TLEEAA)
Competition on April 5, 2008 at the University of Texas at Dallas
in Richardson. They came back to Waco with the following awards:
3rd place-Robbery in Progress; 3rd place-Hostage Negoatition;
2nd place-Bomb Threat Response; 1st place- TOP DAWG Advisor(Officer
DJ Adams) and TLEEAA 2008 Explorer of the Year Explorer Captain
Ashley Rios.
Shown from left to right are Explorer Sergeant
Dustin Stiver, Explorer Gene Harper, Explorer Carlos Escobar,
Explorer John Gonzales, Officer (Advisor) D.J. Adams. Kneeling
from left to right are Officer (Advisor) Sofie Martinez, Explorer
Captain Ashley Rios, Explorer Lieutenant Halla Norris. Not shown
are Officer (Advisor) Steve Dieterich and Explorer Brandi Gibson
and Explorer Josh Hargrove.
Competition Photos
Explorer Lieutenant Halla Norris and her team Explorer Gene Harper
and Dustin Stiver placed 3rd in Hostage Negotiations.
Explorer Captain Ashley Rios and her team, Explorer Carlos Escobar
and John Gonzales placed 2nd in Bomb Threat Response and 3rd in
Robbery in Progress.
Explorer Captain Ashley Rios was selected from numerous nominations
as the 2008 Texas Law Enforcement Explorer Advisor Association(TLEEAA)
Explorer of the Year.
Waco Police Explorer Halla Norris attended the 2007
U.S. Marshals National Leadership Exploring Academy in Washington
D.C. Explorers from all over the U.S. were selected after they
each submitted an essay entitled -What Being a Police Explorer
Means to Me. From July 14-July 21 Halla attended several classes
given by the U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Marshals, FBI, U.S. Park
Police and ATF. She also participated in the wreath laying ceremony
at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. She also got
to tour famous sights in the D.C. area.
Waco Police Explorer Halla Norris
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2007 U.S. Marshals National Leadership Exploring Academy
in Washington D.C.
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The Police Explorers program is for youth ages 14-
21. Through the Explorers Program, youth have the opportunity
to learn the basic fundamentals of law enforcement and even go
on police ride-a-longs. If you would like to know more about Waco
Police Explorers, you can contact Officer Sofie Martinez at 750-1760.
Ex- Explorer Blake Knoph was deployed to Afghanistan
on April 2nd, 2008 for 7 months. Blake is assigned to the 2/7
Weapons Company in 29 Palms, California. Blake graduated from
AJ Moore in 2007.
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