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Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Explorers Post 740 captured several awards at the annual Winterfest Explorer Competition in Gatlinburg, TN last month, Sheriff Ted Paxton announced today.
Sheriff Paxton said this is the third consecutive year that the young men and women of the Post have placed in the top three positions in each event in which they competed.
This year, the Explorers won 2nd Place in the Domestic Dispute and 3rd Place in the Cell Extraction exercises.
The annual event was attended by 2,900 Explorers from all over the eastern United States and represented more than 65 law enforcement agencies.
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Program was established in 1995. Since then, it has grown to its authorized size of 20 Explorers and their advisors.
The Explorer Program is designed to attract young, well-qualified men and women to participate in an organized on-the-job training program that will prepare them for a career in law enforcement once they reach age 21 and become eligible to become a police officer in the State of Georgia.
The Explorer Program is open to students between the ages of 14 & 20 years of age. Explorers must maintain a minimum of a 2.0 scholastic average and if in college, must be enrolled in at least one course. In addition, Explorers must have and maintain a clean driving record and must not have been convicted of a serious crime. Explorer candidates must also be in good physical condition.
For more information on the Sheriff’s Office Explorer Program, Contact Capt. Mike Honiker at (770) 781-2222 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
In the above photo, a four-person team of Forsyth County Explorers demonstrate their skills in a “Cell Extraction” exercise. This exercise requires the team to enter a mock prison cell and attempt to negotiate with an irate and violent inmate. If the negotiations fail, the Explorers have to approach, take down and secure the inmate. In this exercise the Explorers are judged on team communications, physical control restraining techniques and professionalism.
Sheriff Paxton said this is the third consecutive year that the young men and women of the Post have placed in the top three positions in each event in which they competed.
This year, the Explorers won 2nd Place in the Domestic Dispute and 3rd Place in the Cell Extraction exercises.
The annual event was attended by 2,900 Explorers from all over the eastern United States and represented more than 65 law enforcement agencies.
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Program was established in 1995. Since then, it has grown to its authorized size of 20 Explorers and their advisors.
The Explorer Program is designed to attract young, well-qualified men and women to participate in an organized on-the-job training program that will prepare them for a career in law enforcement once they reach age 21 and become eligible to become a police officer in the State of Georgia.
The Explorer Program is open to students between the ages of 14 & 20 years of age. Explorers must maintain a minimum of a 2.0 scholastic average and if in college, must be enrolled in at least one course. In addition, Explorers must have and maintain a clean driving record and must not have been convicted of a serious crime. Explorer candidates must also be in good physical condition.
For more information on the Sheriff’s Office Explorer Program, Contact Capt. Mike Honiker at (770) 781-2222 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
In the above photo, a four-person team of Forsyth County Explorers demonstrate their skills in a “Cell Extraction” exercise. This exercise requires the team to enter a mock prison cell and attempt to negotiate with an irate and violent inmate. If the negotiations fail, the Explorers have to approach, take down and secure the inmate. In this exercise the Explorers are judged on team communications, physical control restraining techniques and professionalism.
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