A dozen teenagers were walked into the cells at the 111th Precinct in Bayside recently, but it wasn’t a crime wave – just an Open House for the Law Enforcement Explorers.
The Explorers is a program for young persons ages 14-20, to provide community service for credit and educate them about law enforcement, according to Police Officer Kristen Loughran, one of the advisors at the precinct, located at 45-06 215th Street.
According to the New York Police Department (NYPD,) the program focuses on six areas: career, service, leadership, social, fitness and outdoors. The Explorers program encourages young people to pursue a law enforcement career. There are currently close to 4,000 Explorer posts at the NYPD.
For more information about the Law Enforcement Explorers, call your local precinct and ask for the Community Affairs officer or visit www.nyexploring.org.
