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The D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Program is a cooperative effort between the Colchester Police Department and the Colchester School District to provide relevant drug education to our youth.
Students are educated in several basic forensic areas including communications, fingerprinting, evidence identification and collection, etc.
Learn more about the event in which Police Officers read selected books to individual classrooms.
Beginning in 2002, members of the Colchester Police Department have been actively involved in promoting and conducting a summer camp program, known as the Public Safety Awareness Camp.
Participate in Red Ribbon Week, a week commemorating the activities and dedication exhibited by Enrique ‘Kiki’ Camerena, a Drug Enforcement Special Agent killed in the line of duty in 1986.
School Resource Officers serve the school community in other roles, assisting students, staff and administration in dealing with problems particular to the school environment, both physical and environmental.