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Lexington police highlight 25-year Explorer Post as recruitment and youth program
Summary
Lexington Police’s Explorer Post 03:57, started in 1999, provides pre-academy training and community-service opportunities for 14–21-year-olds; two former explorers now lead the program.
Lexington police officials said Thursday that Explorer Post 03:57, a department-run program for 14- to 21-year-olds, has marked 25 years of offering pre-academy training, mentorship and community-service opportunities.
The program "is a pre-academy program" that gives young people "academy-adjacent training," said Officer Meredith of the Lexington Police Department’s Community Services section, describing classroom work and fitness preparation similar to the police academy. The post meets Thursday nights from 6 to 9 p.m. at West Roll Call, officers said.
The program began in 1999 after then-staff returned from…
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