Crime & Safety
Can/Bottle Drive To Aid Southington Police Cadets
The youth law enforcement organization will be at the Southington Police Department headquarters to collect redeemable containers.
SOUTHINGTON, CT — Dumping your redeemable bottles and cans could go a long way toward helping a youth organization dedicated to the law enforcement field.
A can and bottle drive is being hosted on Sunday, June 2, by the Southington Police Cadets at the Southington Police Department, 69 Lazy Lane, Southington.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. that day, folks can drop of their bags/boxes of redeemable bottles and cans and the cadets will use the proceeds to fund various group activities.
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The Southington Police Cadets are for local students aged 14-20 who have completed eighth-grade.
They meet regularly from September to June at the SPD and the cadets learn about the criminal justice field and train in law enforcement procedures.
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It, and other, similar, programs in other towns, is seen as a precursor to a law enforcement career.
For more information on Southington Police Cadets, click on this link.
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