Recently, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Post
91 had the great honor of hosting a group of four Newtown Volunteer Police
Cadets from Wales. The four cadets,
Rebecca Roberts, Ffion Jones, Tomos Chick and Cheyenne Kirby were accompanied
by Police Constable Andy Buckley and Special Constable Natalie Reyneke. This trip was part of an exchange program
between the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and Dyfed-Powys Police. This is the first time the Sheriff’s Office
has participated in such an exchange program.
While in Calvert County, lodging was provided by Chesapeake
Beach Resort and Spa where some members of the group were able up enjoy crabs
for the first time at the Rod N Reel Restaurant. Mama Lucia also helped keep the group fed and
a tour of the North Beach Volunteer Fire Department helped to burn off a few of
those extra calories. The Volunteer
Police Cadets were also able to get inside access on how the deputies of
Calvert County keep our citizens safe and protected as they were all able to
experience their own individual ride along with Calvert deputies.
The Police Cadets and their advisors spent the week of June
25th-29th in Sykesville, Maryland at the annual Southern
Maryland Junior Police Academy. JPA is
designed to give each participant an inside look of what a 6-8 month police
entry level program might look like in the expedited time frame of one week. The group engaged in pre-dawn wake up calls,
obstacle courses, drill and ceremony as well as completing many classroom
objectives including criminal and traffic law.
There was also a visit to the Drug Enforcement Administration and the
Secret Service.
The Volunteer Police Cadets and their advisors presented
Sheriff Mike Evans with several gifts and a letter of thanks and appreciation
for hosting them during this trip. Explorer Post 91 has already begun to
organize its fundraising efforts in anticipation of their trip to Wales in the
summer of 2019.
