West Bend Police Cadets

02/07/2020

Congratulations to the 2019 West Bend Police Explorer of the Year Imojyn Miller.

WEST BEND POLICE MEDIA BRIEF

2019 EXPLORER OF THE YEAR

On Thursday, February 6, 2020 the West Bend Optimist Club recognized West Bend Police Explorer Imojyn Miller as the 2019 Explorer of the Year.

Pictured is Explorer Advisor, Detective Tom Lichtensteiger, presenting Imojyn with her Explorer of the Year Plaque. Imojyn has been a Police Explorer since 2017. In the past two years she has volunteered over 170 hours assisting the Police Department. Imojyn is a senior at West Bend East High School. She plans to attend UW-Milwaukee in the Fall, and obtain a degree in Criminal Justice.

Congratulations Imojyn! Thank you for your service to the community and best of luck at UW-Milwaukee and all your future endeavors.

The police explorer program offers youth 14-21 years of age to experience first-hand the field of law enforcement. The West Bend Post contributed over 570 hours of community service and logged nearly 150 hours of ride-along time. If you are interested in joining the West Bend Police Explorers, contact Detective Lichtensteiger at 262-335-5018.

03/12/2019

On Thursday, March 7th 2019 Explorer Dan Croft was honored as the 2018 West Bend Police Explorer of the Year at the Optimist Club Luncheon. Explorer Croft was awarded a $250.00 Scholarship by the Optimist Club. Explorer Croft joined the West Bend Police Explorer Post in 2015 and has been extremely active since joining. In 2018, Explorer Croft contributed 126 hours of community service and 132 hours of patrol ride-along time. Explorer Croft is a graduate of Slinger High School and plans to enroll at Waukesha County Technical College to pursue a degree in criminal justice. He also plans to join the Air National Guard this year.

The police explorer program offers youth 14-21 years of age to experience first-hand the field of law enforcement. The West Bend Post contributed over 675 hours of community service and logged nearly 300 hours of ride-along time. If you are interested in joining the West Bend Police Explorers, contact Detective Lichtensteiger at 262-335-5018.

02/10/2019

2019 WLEEAA Conference in the books. A big congrats to the kids as they took home 3rd in Dispatch Operations and 1st in the Legal Exam.

02/07/2019

The meeting tonight, February 7th, is CANCELLED due to weather

10/05/2018

The West Bend Police Explorers are holding our annual new member recruitment night this upcoming Thursday 10/11 at 630p at the West Bend Police Department, entrance off of Main Street. If you know any one 14-21 years old with an interest for Law Enforcement please send them our way for information on the program.

02/19/2018

We are very excited to announce that Matthew Spoerl is the 2017 West Bend Police Explorer of the Year. Matthew was awarded a $250 scholarship by the West Fort Bend Optimist Club on February 2nd.

Matthew also was named the WIsconsin Law Enforcement Explorer Advisors Association 2017 State of Wisconsin Explorer of the Year last weekend at the 2018 State Conference.

We are very proud of Matthew and all that he has accomplished!

10/10/2017

The West Bend Police Explorers are holding our annual new member recruitment night this upcoming Thursday 10/12 at 630p at the West Bend Police Department, enters celebration off of Main Street. If you know any one 14-21 years old with an interest for Law Enforcement please send them our way for information on the program.

07/31/2017

2017 WI Police Explorer Academy is underway. It's looking to be a long fun filled week of training!

07/22/2016

We will be out at Toucan Frozen Custard tonight from 5-7p selling t-shirts to show support for the West Bend Police Department. All money raised goes towards off setting the event costs for the Explorers throughout the year. Thank you for your support and we hope to see you there!!

07/17/2016

Well 2016 Nationals is in the books. Spent the afternoon in Sedona enjoying the sights and now we are boarding to fly home. I think all enjoyed the week but it's fair to say all are very excited to be enroute to sleep in our own beds!!!!!!

07/16/2016

Day 5 started with the Rally at Lumberjack Stadium. The US Marshalls along with local agencies put together a SWAT demonstration that included several distraction devices(flashbangs), an explosive breach of a door, and a helicopter medevac of the suspect. We then took an afternoon trip to the Lava River Caves for a 1.5 mile trek through a cave formed by volcanic eruptions. Off to dinner now then the closing ceremony to finish off the night.

07/14/2016

Day 4 has been a bit hectic so far. Had the last two competitions of the conference right before and right after lunch. The first ran a bit long and took away some lunch time. The kids got a great experience of what it is like to go from call to call having to grab any food you can between. Stressful but I think all survived. Now, we are off to Exploring USA to see how other post from around the country do things.