Chandler Police Department!

WOW!!! What an AMAZING trip we had to the Chandler Police Department tonight! Officer Robin Valenzuela was our "tour guide" and she did an EXCELLENT job. The boys learned soo much in the 1 1/2 hours we were there.

Here we are at the beginning of the tour with Officer Valenzuela:


The boys learned about different types of evidence that could be used in solving a crime--tire tracks/finger prints/blood splatter, etc..


This was probably the highlight of the night--the boys got to go into the "Juvenile Holding Area." The boys got actually go INTO the cells there. They realized that the cells were very tiny, NOT comfortable, and they had NO bathrooms:) NOT a place they want to be, but it was fun to snap a few pics:


**While we were in this holding area, a "bad guy" was actually brought in--obviously the other officers didn't know there was a boy scout troop there. But we were all VERY safe! It's just cool to say that they were "in" jail when a "bad guy" was brought in--actually the boy brought in was VERY young so it was sad to see.

The boys also got to go to the shooting-training room where they were all allowed to take an EMPTY bullet casing--NOT to be taken to school:) They also got to try on bullet-proof vests.





Throughout the tour the other police officers were SOO kind and helpful to our troop. We even had one officer stop to show the boys the guns that he was carrying--REALLY big ones--the boys were FASCINATED.


The tour went longer than we had planned but was SOO worth it. We owe Officer Valenzuela a HUGE thank you card and treat:) Thanks boys for behaving soo well and we hope that you want to be "rule followers" and NOT "rule-breakers." And always remember the "oath" that Officer Valenzuela had you take before you received your Jr. Officer badge--go ahead moms...ask them:)