Organization gives youths experience in law enforcement
|
|
(click the phrases to see a list)
In memory: Dave Scott holds up a photo of his son, Jason Scott, who joined the Hancock County Explorer program in the 1980s. The program has been revitalized and named in his honor. (Tom Russo/Daily Reporter)
GREENFIELD — When Jason Scott joined the Hancock County Explorer program in the mid-1980s, he felt right at home.
Then a teenager, the officer-to-be was surrounded by a group of like-minded youths with an interest in law enforcement. Using the program as a springboard, he would go on to become a jail officer at the same department where he’d gotten his feet wet as a teen.
In 2005, Scott collapsed and died in his home from what the family believes was a heart attack. He was 34 and left behind a wife and 7-year-old daughter.
By then, the Explorer program had long since disbanded.
This story appears in the print edition of Daily Reporter. Subscribers can read the entire story online by signing in here or in our e-Edition by clicking here.
