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Inaugural LEAP class visits HQ

By Cpl. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO

Posted 6/21/22

Do you remember our L.E.A.P. initiative (Law Enforcement Apprenticeship Program) for recent Okeechobee High School graduates...

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Inaugural LEAP class visits HQ

Photo courtesy OCSO

Do you remember our L.E.A.P. initiative (Law Enforcement Apprenticeship Program) for recent Okeechobee High School graduates and interested persons for corrections certification? Here they are, our first official corrections academy participants. Today the class came through and visited our H.Q. and saw where they could potentially work in a few months. Pictured with them are Detention Training Coordinator Dory Sanchez and Chief Deputy Major Michael Hazellief.

Posted Tuesday, June 21, 2022 9:44 am

By Cpl. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO

OKEECHOBEE — The first official corrections academy class from the L.E.A.P. initiative (Law Enforcement Apprenticeship Program) came through and visited Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office on June 20. Pictured with them are Detention Training Coordinator Dory Sanchez and Chief Deputy Major Michael Hazellief.

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