Police Reserve Officers
Mikel Edwards, Sergeant
The Reserve Officer Program is supervised by Sergeant Mikel Edwards a 14 year veteran of the Police Department and a prior reserve officer. The DeSoto Police Reserve Program is a unit of dedicated men and wom- en 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 Of- ficers 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 220 years of law enforcement experience combined. The program currently consists of 11 Reserve Officers serving in such ca- pacities as Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Jail and Transports, assisting in hiring and backgrounds, as well as 1 on the Regional Negotiations Team and a Drone pilot. The Reserve Officers worked several special events during the year to include Homecoming Parade, Juneteenth, Craw- fish Festival, Football Games and the Annual Christmas Parade. Reserve Officers were utilized several times this past year to assist Patrol due to major incidents and weather - related events. The DeSoto Reserve Officer Program is one of the very few that actually pays the Officers an hourly wage.
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