Midland County, Michigan - Sheriff's Office

Midland County Sheriff's Office

2010 YOUTH LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY

SPONSORED BY:

MIDLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT

AND

MIDLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

TO BE HELD AT THE MIDLAND LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER

2727 RODD ST MIDLAND, MI (CORNER OF RODD AND JEFFERSON.)

Monday, August 2nd through Friday, August 6th, 2010

9 AM TO 4 PM EACH DAY - LUNCH IS PROVIDED

COST IS $50.00 PER STUDENT

Enrollment is open to the first 40 applicants. Students must be residents of Midland County and be between 13 and 15 years of age. The class is now open to new students only. No students from previous academies will be accepted. Students will engage in athletic activity and tennis shoes are required every day of class.

Juvenile laws

Boating Safety

Tour of the Jail

Jail Security

SWAT

Detective Functions

General Safety Rules

Tour of Courts

Tour of 911 Dispatch Center

Court Security

Conflict Resolution

Road Patrol Functions

Bicycle Safety

Crash Investigation

Visit with Judges

Character Education

Drug and Violence Education

Crime Scene Investigation

Direct any questions regarding this event to the Community Relations Unit: 989-839-4648

TO DOWNLOAD A FLYER AND APPLICATION, CLICK THE LINKS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN UNDER "RELATED RESOURCES"

Please make check payable to

City of Midland and mail applications to:

Youth Law Enforcement Academy

Attn: Community Relations Officer

2727 Rodd Street

Midland, MI 48640

MIDLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

The Sheriff's Office is responsible to run the Jail for the County. We have been in our new location since December 30, 2009, which has 250 beds. It is currently supervised with twenty-one full-time, six part-time and two temporary part-time staff members. Midland County's new Jail is located at 101 Fast Ice Drive, Midland, Michigan 48642 (near the Civic Center off Bay City Road). If you wish to contact the jail by phone, you may call 989 832-6612. Listen carefully to the prompts, and they will direct you to the proper person for your questions.

We have changed the Road Patrol Division to the C.A.R. Division: Citizens Assistance Responders. This was a part of our changing of philosophy. Patrol indicates that we are proactive and we prevent criminal activity, in reality we respond and provide assistance to the citizens. We do not have the staffing to support a patrol division.

The County decided to reduce our budget by eliminating the D.A.R.E. officer. I will continue to have a Deputy teaching the D.A.R.E. program without the funding. We will do that by cutting services in other areas, like reducing the number of deputies available for Court Security or Citizens Assistance Responders, during the time that we will be in the schools teaching the D.A.R.E. program.

Our new website was up and running in 2006. This allows us to work together and communicate better because of the technology that is available. I receive information on the web and I route it to the correct person that needs the information. At times we get questions, and other times we get tips on activities occurring throughout the County. We have even received tips that have helped us solve criminal activities and locate traffic violators. We just opened up our Cold Case files and they are posted on our website.

I will continue to share information with the citizens, the News Media and other Law Enforcement Agencies. It is the key that helps solve crimes and provides the information needed to help keep our roads and properties safe.

Again, thank you for giving me this opportunity to serve you, the citizens of Midland County.

Sincerely,

Sheriff Jerry Nielsen