Sunday, July 15, 2012

Illinois State Police - Press Release



ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
Hiram Grau - Director
NEWS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Date:  July 15, 2012
Trooper Mike Link
Time:  10:25 a.m.
618.346.3524 - Office
618.973.3050 - Cell
mike.link@isp.state.il.us


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WHAT:        TeamIllinois Youth Police Camp Check-in

WHEN:        Sunday, July 15, 2012, at 12:45 p.m.
                               
WHERE:        Alton Mental Health Center (Willow Building)
                4500 College Avenue
                Alton, IL 62002                

The primary purpose of the camp is to establish inter-personal relations between youth and law enforcement in order to create a better understanding of the problems and attitudes of both groups.

The camp is a highly structured week-long residency camp for teenagers age 13 – 15.  It will be based upon a military model of discipline and includes para-military drills, physical fitness exercises, drug abuse resistance education, team building principles, and other life enhancing skills

Cadets will graduate on Saturday, July 21, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.  The graduation will take place at Calvary Baptist Church in Alton, Illinois.  The church is located at 1422 Washington Avenue.


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www.isp.state.il.us  /  TDD: 1-800-255-3323