Alabama

Alex City D.A.R.E. program running since 1990

Oct 3, 2019

Alexander City Police Department Cpl. Marcus Billups, left, is one of Alexander City Schools’ resource officers. D.A.R.E. (Alexander City) is a drug-prevention program for students which is taught by ACPD officers and is primarily funded by the Lake Martin Area...

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SCHEDULE OF TRAININGS AND CONFERENCES

New D.A.R.E. Instructors

New D.A.R.E. Instructors from the 40th Mississippi/Alabama D.A.R.E. Officer Training (Feb 5 – 16, 2018). States represented are Mississippi, Alabama, and Arizona

School Resource Officer Anthony Bartley Earns Award

On March 21, 2017 Sergeant Robin Snider, then D.A.R.E. coordinator for Alabama came to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office to present School Resource/D.A.R.E. Officer Lieutenant Anthony Bartley with the D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year Award. Pictured, from left, are Dekalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris, Sgt. Robin Snider, Lt. Anthony Bartley and Dekalb County Chief Deputy Michael Edmonson

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