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66 Foster Street, Perth • 613-267-4466 The Lanark County OPP Detach115 Bridge Street, Carleton Place ment is looking for a few good men and women to join their auxiliary unit. Detachment Inspector Derek Needham said they are actively recruiting about a dozen new volunteers as they are authorized to have up to 21 auxiliary constables in the unit. CurNews, events and information on your rently they’re sitting at nine. desktop, laptop or mobile device Auxiliary officers put in about 5,000 volunteer hours per year, and each reJANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH cruit is required at best, to commit 16 hours per month, including 10 hours on patrol or in the community, and another six hours of training. APRIL JUNE MAY “In addition to many members of the auxiliary unit becoming full time officers with the OPP, other police services also take them,” Needham said during an interview at the detachment SEPTEMBER JULY AUGUST Aug. 3. “It’s a compliment to the auxiliary program, and a compliment to the type of people that we are attracting OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER to the auxiliary program as well. Our unit here alone has had some of its auxiliary members go to many different areas – like Ottawa, Calgary, EdSee what’s happening by visiting monton, RCMP, Belleville.” www.insideottawavalley.com/ Needham said going the auxiliary ottawavalley-events Laurie Weir/Metroland route to become a police officer is a Insp. Derek Needham of the Lanark County OPP detachment in Perth, joins acting auxiliary Insp. Dale Viswww.facebook.com/PerthCourier great way to see if it is a good fit. neskie to talk about the process of becoming an auxiliary police constable. The OPP are looking for about
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