Monday, July 26, 2010

Summer Students Give OPP as Helping Hand


Ontario Provincial Police in Fort Frances are getting some assistance this summer from a couple of summer students.

Samantha Meuller and Brett McMahon are bicycling throughout the town, carrying out a variety of policing programs.

"We've been involved in certain problems including the Lock It or Lose It," says Meuller. "We've conducted traffic surveys for statistics on traffic behaviour. We are also positive role models for the Positive Tickets Program within the bike rodeos that we hold for the children of the Rainy River district."

McMahon says the experience he's gaining may be used toward a possible career in policing.

"I've always been interested in law enforcement," says McMahon, "so I thought this would be a great opportunity to get to know what they do and get a feel for it."

The local detachment also has a student assigned to its Marine unit.