Aurora hosts intensive DARE training

Graham says decision-making model a key element

  • Fourteen law enforcement officers from throughout Nebraska and three other states spent 10 days at The Leadership Center recently, completing an intensive DARE training program.
    Fourteen law enforcement officers from throughout Nebraska and three other states spent 10 days at The Leadership Center recently, completing an intensive DARE training program.
  • Jayda Furtado, a Sheriff’s officer from Johnson County, gives a lesson to her DARE classmates as part of a 10-day training program in Aurora.
    Jayda Furtado, a Sheriff’s officer from Johnson County, gives a lesson to her DARE classmates as part of a 10-day training program in Aurora.

    Fourteen law enforcement officers from throughout Nebraska and three Midwestern states completed an intensive 10-day training course in Aurora Friday, training them to help give today’s youth tools to make good life decisions. Aurora Police Chief Paul Graham has been a certified DARE training officer for 26 years, serving as the program’s state coordinator since 2016. He helped host this year’s t…