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Five boys and
five girls recently enlisted in the City's first Teen Police Academy, the
first program of its kind in the state, that brings 12 members of the
Fall River Police Department force
together to teach students about what it takes to be a police officer. The
nine-class program included lessons on motor vehicle laws, drugs, the SWAT
unit and gun safety. Organized by B.M.C. Durfee High School's Resource
Officers Michael Perreira and Kelly Furtado, the program targets youth
from high-risk neighborhoods who have expressed an interest in police
work. Plans are to expand the program to six weeks and increase
participation to include 25 students. For more information about this
unique safety program, contact |
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(Top row, left) School Resource Officer Michael Perreira with student Miguel Velez. (Top row, right) School Resource Officer Kelly Furdado and student Juliette Gule. (Middle row, left) Officer James Riley give directions to students Voun Phin and Carl Burnett before they go out on a ride-along. (Middle, right) Dana Ducharme & Jillian Medeiros prepare for their ride-along in a police cruiser. (Bottom, left) Brothers Miguel and Carlos Velez head out for the ride-along. (Bottom, center) Students meet with officers once a week for class at the police station. (Bottom, right) Miguel Velez and Officer Perriera prepare to head out on a ride-along. |
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