Delaware State Police Announce 45th Trooper Youth Week

The Delaware State Police is accepting applications for the 45th Trooper Youth Week starting Monday, June 27, 2016 through Friday, July 1, 2016. This is a week-long live-in academy sponsored by the Delaware State Police and American Legion of Delaware designed to give high school students who are sincerely interested in law enforcement an opportunity to experience the rigors of training that police officers receive at the Delaware State Police Academy. This is a physically and mentally challenging week for applicants.

The students are selected from a competitive pool, are required to participate in daily physical training as well as a variety of classroom instruction ranging from crime scene and accident investigation. Daily physical training will include outdoor running, approximately 1.5 miles a day, pushups and sit-ups. The program is facilitated by Uniform Troopers assigned to the Delaware State Police Training Academy. There is no cost to the student to attend this training.

High School Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores are encouraged to complete an application. This can be done by contacting a School Resource Officer at their respective school or Corporal/2 Devon Horsey of the Delaware State Police at the Training Academy via email at devon.horsey@state.de.us or telephone 302-672-5458. You may also download an application by clicking on the following link:http://dsp.delaware.gov/trooper_youth_week.shtml

All completed applications must be submitted to Corporal/2 Devon Horsey via the DSP Academy located at 1441 N. DuPont Hwy Dover, De 19901 no later than 3:00 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2016.