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Council approves police explorer program funded from cannabis revenue
Summary
The council authorized an Explorer youth program in the Lathrop Police Department, funded from previously collected cannabis business tax revenue, to recruit and mentor 14-to-20-year-olds toward public safety careers.
The Lathrop City Council approved a resolution Wednesday establishing a Police Explorer program for youth ages 14 to 20 and authorized staff to use previously collected cannabis business tax revenue to fund uniforms, transportation and training equipment.
Capt. Richard Berry of the Lathrop Police Department said staff surveyed regional agencies and the department's own officers and concluded the program can build a pipeline to…
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