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Thank you to Detective Erik Longseth for coming and speaking at our February 27th meeting. It was interesting to hear about the local narcotics task force and to learn about all the things they do to try and combat drugs.

Thank you to Invesigator Tim Smith from the Madison Police Department for coming to talk at our February 13th meeting. It was great to hear about the Madison Police Department as well as a case study of a homicide that he worked.

On December 5th, we had our last meeting of the semester, featuring Officer Logan Hipps of Mequon. Logan is a former 4 year CJA member, with 2 years on the executive board. Logan talked to us about his experience in school, the police academy, and his field training. Thank you to Logan for coming and visiting us!

Thank you to the Dane County Sheriff’s Office, Sgt Lurquin, and Sgt Schroeder for giving us a tour of the Dane County Jail facilities yesterday! We appreciated the opportunity to learn about the corrections system in Madison.

Thank you to Officer O’Connor from the Middleton Police Department for coming and speaking at our Oct. 24 meeting. We discussed an active shooter incident in 2018 which he was involved in, and also discussed how he dealt with the mental health issues that followed.

Thank you to detective Seeger from the Racine Police Department for coming and speaking at our Oct. 10th meeting. It was very interesting to see and hear about Racine and the U.S. Marshals Service. We learned about methods of executing search warrants, drugs, and stopping violent crime in Wisconsin.

Thank you to Officer Kinsella from Janesville Police Department for coming to our meeting and educating us on the K-9 unit and demonstrating how commands work.

Our last meeting of the spring 2023 semester featured Chief Hollinger and Sergeant Jobst from the Rockton Police Department. They were able to discuss the benefits that Rockton and small-town policing, in general, provide and how policing has changed throughout the past few decades, including technology and the use of force. We are thankful for them and everyone that has come to speak with us throughout this academic year. We appreciate all the information, advice, encouragement, and so on that you have provided to all of us!

Be sure to follow our social media pages for updates about next year's events. If you would like to speak to our group, please reach out, and we will put you on an email list that we will send information to once our meeting dates are scheduled. We appreciate everyone's support this year!

For our April 25th meeting, Special Agent Certified Fire Investigator (CFI) William Fulton, who works with the ATF, came and spoke to us. He was able to discuss his background, what the ATF does, and cases he has worked on or assisted with, including the firebombing of the City-County Building in Madison and the Chandler Halderson case. He was able to make the presentation very interactive as if we were the ones investigating the case based on the pictures that they had obtained from the incident. We would like to thank Special Agent William Fulton for traveling to Platteville and giving a very interactive presentation to our group!

Southwest Tech was generous enough to host our Criminal Justice Association last night and allow us to participate in a mini police academy. We were instructed in EVOC maneuvers, handguns, and rifles. We appreciate the time and effort that everyone at Southwest Tech put into organizing and running the event last night. It was super enjoyable being able to get hands-on experience with these skills!

We would like to thank Lieutenant Jennifer Seeger from the Janesville Police Department for speaking to us at our meeting last night! We were able to learn more about Janesville PD, the programs they have in the community, the programs available to officers in the department, her background, and various other information. We appreciate Lt. Seeger for coming and sharing that information with us!

If you or your department would like to come to speak to our group in the future, please DM us. We would love to have you!

We want to thank UW-Platteville Alumni Lieutenant Rick Fullmer of the Dubuque Police Department for coming and speaking to the Criminal Justice Association last night. Lt. Fullmer presented on a variety of topics but focused greatly on de-escalation and emotional intelligence, which are both very important in today’s world of policing. He was also able to relate how these topics play into various incidents that he has been on. We are very appreciative of Lt. Fullmer for taking time out of his night to come to speak to us and allow us to learn about these valuable topics. Thanks again, Lieutenant Fullmer!

About 24 hours ago we wrapped up our 2023 Career Day Events. We want to thank all the agencies from around the region that attended these events and talked with UW-Platteville Students about the opportunities your agency offers! We hope you had a good experience and be on the lookout for information about next year’s event.

Students, we hope that you had the opportunity to attend this week's events and talk with several agencies! Our Career Day attendance was approximately 280 students. We appreciate each one of you that attended and hopefully, you got something out of it.

We would also like to thank everyone who volunteered and assisted at this event. From CJ/FI Staff to Students. We could not have done it without you!

Finally, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to our Career Day Coordinator Lydia Helle. Lydia has been working hard behind the scenes for the past two-plus years to ensure that our Career Days run smoothly. Her work allows 280+ students the ability to find opportunities that fit them. If you see her around, be sure to thank her!

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We are excited to be at University of Wisconsin-Platteville for their career fair today! Make sure you stop by to say hello!

We attended 's Criminal Justice Career Day today and enjoyed talking to the students about all the opportunities at the Rock County Sheriff's Office.

Are you interested in a career in Law Enforcement? Come visit Deputy Bergholz & Deputy Broughton at the UW-Platteville Career Fair today from 10-3.

The DeKalb Police Department is hitting the road this spring to attract recruits at college campuses and other locations. Today we are at the University of Wisconsin at Platteville for a career fair. If you know of a potential candidate, send them our way!

Detective Heinz and Officers Stoll and Murphy are at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Criminal Justice Association Career Day. Stop by and discuss joining our team!
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Two of our employees attended their alma mater of UW Platteville today for the UW-Platteville's 49th annual Criminal Justice Career Day. Thanks Deputy Weber and Corporal Baker for meeting with all the students today to show what we are about at Iowa County Sheriff's Office.

We appreciate you and every agency that came today to speak to our students! Thank you!

Officers Saygo Henderson & Jake Ungerer are at the Criminal Justice & Forensic Investigation Career Fair hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Criminal Justice Association until 3pm today. Stop by & see how you can join our team to help make a difference!

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We are here! The career fair is underway. Come find out about the opportunities at WPD!

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Check out this unique opportunity to complete both the written and physical test right here at UW-Platteville!

We are just 1 week away from our CJ/FI Career Day Activities! We hope that you can stop by Steve's Pizza on Monday the 13th for an informal meet and greet followed by our CJ/FI Career Day and Forensic Investigation presentations in Ullsvik Hall.

Plans are subject to change, based on health and safety measures that may be in place at the time of the event. To request disability accommodations, contact Will Lesuer, Advisor, at [email protected] or 608.342.1033.

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