Gallipolis Police Department Explorer Post 200

Department Explorer Post 200

What is Police Exploring?

Police Exploring is a program (consisting of young women and young men) sponsored by your local Law Enforcement Agency and Boy Scouts of America. It is a great opportunity for you to experience a possible career in Law Enforcement.

Who can be a Police Explorer?

Any young man or young woman can sign up to be a Police Explorer. You must be from 14 (four-teen) to 21 (twenty-one) years of age, must accept the Explorer Code, and must maintain good grades in school.

What's in it for me?

Experience and Challenge. If you are considering making Law Enforcement a future career, then this is the program for you.

When & Where We Meet

We meet monthly every third Wednesday at 7:00PM at the Police Department, at 848 Third Avenue

PLEASE CALL TO VERIFY THAT THERE WILL BE A MEETING THAT WEEK ! or Visit Explorer Web Page

Explorer Post 200 History and Additional Information

The Exploring program gives young men and women an opportunity to spend time in a law enforcement setting with actual officers and watch officers handle calls.

Due to the High-Risk situations officers become involved in it is most likely that the explorer will view most calls from the interior of the cruiser.

The Gallipolis Explorer Post 200 is headed by Sergeant Matt Champlin, and is currently made up of eight young men ranging in age from Fourteen years of age (who have completed the eighth grade) to Twenty-one years of age The Gallipolis Explorer post was started by Ptl. Greg Frazier and Chief of Police  Clinton Patterson and has been a success since that time. The Explorer post is a community oriented organization which helps out with special details such as parades, festivals, and other community oriented functions.

How do I sign up?

Signing up is easy. For info contact
Sgt. Matt Champlin at (740)446-1313 or stop in and see him at 848 Third Avenue at the Gallipolis Police Department to pick up an application.
There is a minimal fee and there is some paperwork that has to be filled out.
So come on.

What are you waiting for?

Are you ready for the Challenge?

Items that you will need to purchase once your are a Police Explorer

·   Explorer uniform that includes pants and shirt with patches

· Optional Items: Duty belt that includes: handcuff case with handcuffs,flashlight ring, belt keepers (4 needed), trouser belt, radio holder.

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· The Gallipolis Police Department Explorer Program also provides non-hazardous law enforcement experience to those young people who have demonstrated sufficient interest by active participation in the Post activities. These activities include, but are not limited to, Traffic Control, Ride-Along program, and assistance to the Police Department in Auxiliary services (such as a search for a missing child/ adult, or the collection of evidence from a crime scene).

These are pictures of a fire we had on Second Avenue.  The fire destroyed several of the city's historical buildings which were also businesses.  The Explorers were called in to help direct traffic and also to help save some items from buildings before the fire could reach them.

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