Shadow Day at Sumter Police Department
Twenty Sumter County elementary, middle and high school students, who are either children or grandchildren of officers serving with Sumter Police Department, got to learn about their loved one’s jobs during an annual Shadow Day the department held Monday morning. Presentations were given on the functions of several departments, such as recruiting and traffic control. Bri Williams, a 9-year-old student at Alice Drive Elementary School, is guided by Sgt. Tom Moore during a session training the shadows how to shoot taser guns.
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Matthew Rosario, 9, left, and his 10-year-old brother, Jeremy, pet Riley.
Officer 1st Class Eric Johnson shows students his partner, Riley, a 3-year-old Labrador Retriever, as he tells them about their job on Sumter Police Department’s K-9 unit at the department’s Shadow Day on Monday.
Shane Thompson, a 15-year-old sophomore at Lakewood High School, is guided by Sgt. Tom Moore during a session training the shadows how to shoot taser guns.
City of Sumter Communications Director Shirlene Skipper shows the shadows how the department’s 911 center handles calls and dispatches emergency personnel each day.
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