If you’ve always wanted to help out the county Sheriff’s office, now it’s your chance. Albemarle Sheriff Chip Harding is looking for volunteers for the Search and Rescue team.
A few requirements: All candidates must be 18 years old or older and they need to pass a criminal background check before becoming a non-sworn member. If you have a horse or ATV, you are “especially” welcome.
The training for new members will be held on April 27 from 5:30pm to 9pm and will be followed by a field exercise at the Kluge Estate and Walnut Creek Park on May 2.
With more than 700 hours in October 2008, the Search and Rescue team contributed to the successful search of Earl Funk’s body, found near Free Union. And it’s not all. They assisted in finding a lost woman in Walnut Park and have worked with Project Lifesaver in helping locate lost individuals with autism and Alzheimer’s.
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