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4 | August 23, 2018 | The highland park landmark news
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Police Academy shows HP kids
the ins and outs of police work
Erin Yarnall, Editor
After surveying a murder
scene riddled with clues,
Luke Byrnes had an idea of
who the murderer was.
“I think it was the woman,”
said Byrnes, 11, of
Highland Park.
Byrnes, along with other
Highland Park kids, was
taking part in the Junior
Police Academy, held by
the Highland Park Police
Department Aug. 6-10.
During the academy, attendees
between the ages
of 9 and 14 were able to examine
mock crime scenes
where they could find clues
and share their theories
with one another, among
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Detective Eric Hernandez,
who organizes the
academy said he believes
the program is important
because it allows kids to
see police officers as people
first.
“I grew up in the city,
and I grew up with a really
negative impression of the
police, and I didn’t want
that for kids in this community,”
Hernandez said. “As
good as this community is,
kids will still have a negative
impression of the police,
so it’s important for us
to do something that helps
them realize we’re not that
bad — we’re not bad at all.”
Hernandez, and community
service officer Ryan
Erjavac both believe the
academy is an opportunity
to allow the kids to feel
more comfortable around
police.
“They can take away
more of an interaction with
the police officers [from the
academy],” Erjavac said.
“Just knowing us in the
community, understanding
who we are, and just being
more comfortable approaching
us and talking to
us if something’s going on.”
While the academy
places an emphasis on the
kids having fun, they also
focused on teaching attendees
about safety.
“[The academy] teaches
you what not to do,” Byrnes
said. “Yesterday we
talked about kids who were
smoking at the age of 11,
and drinking at the age of
12.”
In addition to learning
from the academy, there’s
a lot of opportunity for fun
as well.
Community Service Officer Jay Morris shows Maddy
Mendez, 10, of Highland Park, how to properly close
an evidence bag at the Junior Police Academy Aug. 8.
Photos by Rayna Nolen/22nd Century Media
Lucy Millman (left), 11, and Luke Byrnes, 11, both of
Highland Park, look over evidence in a mock crime
scene at the Highland Park Police Department.
“I think it’s important for
them to learn those things,”
Hernandez said. “I think it
could spark their interest in
police work someday, but if
not, at least they understand
why we do what we do, and
how to react to a police officer
throughout their lives,
and it’s not so bad.”
A favorite moment of
the academy for Byrnes,
and Lucy Millman, 11, of
Highland Park, was when
the kids were conducting
mock traffic stops with police
officers.
“We get to pull the cops
over for speeding,” Millman
said.
“If they refuse to pay
the ticket, we’re allowed
to take them out of the car
and arrest them,” Byrnes
added.
Byrnes had the opportunity
to “arrest” Erjavac,
and said it was one of his
favorite parts of attending
the Junior Police Academy.
“I think it’s important
for the kids to learn what
the police do, why they’re
not scary,” Hernandez said.
“Just like other people,
there are some good police
and some bad police. I
want them to realize that.”