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Junior academy invites youth to walk the police beat
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School is out and it's time for local kids to start walking the beat. The Dawson County Sheriff's Junior Law Enforcement Academy will begin June 13 and rising fifth through ninth graders will learn to make felony traffic stops, interact with the K-9 unit and learn what to do with a shoplifter, according to Sgt. Shane Henson. "It's just a great time for them.