“ We ’ re investing in you from the beginning . We ’ ve put together a training program that ’ s second to none . This morning , the state Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission gave us final approval . We are fully certified to recruit , hire and train our own deputies . You don ’ t pay us to go to school - we pay you .”
The sheriff also credited strong support from Sen . Tom Wright ( R-New Smyrna Beach ) in gaining academy approval .
The facility , which opened in June 2021 , is run by secondgeneration Volusia Sheriff ’ s Deputy , Capt . Brian Bosco .
Bosco , training commander , has been in law enforcement for the past 24 years , all of them with the sheriff ’ s department .
“ I hope the community is seeing that the training academy is shaping the future of the Sheriff ’ s Office , and the Sheriff ’ s Office is one of the keys to a safe and prosperous place for people to live , work and raise a family ,” says Bosco .
“ We have had so much community support for this academy from the very beginning – all over the building , you will find names of businesses and private donors who paid for facilities , renovations , equipment and more .
“ And today , when we go out on one of our ‘ community runs ’ for a few miles with the recruits , we see people come outside and clap and cheer . So the support we receive is a huge factor in why we were successful in launching this academy and why I think we ’ ll be successful in producing great deputies who love Volusia County for years to come .”
Hundreds of applicants first applied to the academy when it opened , and 21 were accepted , learning through classroom techniques and scenario-based training . In late 2021 , 20 new deputies were added to the force .
One of the new recruit inductees is Deputy Lindsay Campbell . Campbell was sworn in as a deputy in late 2021 after serving some 15 years in the department , first as a law enforcement dispatcher , then as a Crime and Intelligence Analyst .
“ I was actually one of the pioneering members of the Volusia County Crime Center , so I had prior knowledge of how the Sheriff ’ s Office approaches new projects ,” says Campbell .
“ I thought it would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in a second project that had just as much potential to
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