Police Reserve Officers
Brandon Pollard, Sergeant
In 2023 the Reserve Officer Program was supervised by Sergeant Brandon Pollard, an 1 2 year veteran of the Police Department. The DeSoto Police Reserve Program is a unit of dedicated men and women committed to making DeSoto a better place to live, visit, and work while some are continuing their full - time careers. These Reserve Officers go through a full Police Academy and become fully certified Peace Officers before applying to the program. The Police Reserves endure the same hiring processes and training standards as our full - time Officers. Most of the Reserve Officers provide a vast amount of law enforcement experience to the agency. The personal rewards are well worth the effort and commitment made by these volunteers to the Reserve Program. The current Reserve Officers have more than 200 years of law enforcement experience combined. The program consisted of eight Reserve Officers serving in such capacities as Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Jail and Transports, assisting in hiring and backgrounds, as well as one on the Regional Negotiations Team and a Drone pilot. The Reserve Officers worked several special events during the year including the Homecoming Parade, Juneteenth, Crawfish Festival, Football Games and the Annual Christmas Parade. Reserve Officers were utilized several times this past year to assist Patrol due to major incidents. The DeSoto Reserve Officer Program is one of the very few that actually pays the Officers an hourly wage.
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