Kids learn what cops do at youth police academy

YOUNGSTOWN — Kids, being kids, always want to know more about the details, and the same is true for members of the Youth Police Academy at the EB Family Life Center at Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church.

Members today wanted to know what it was like to be handcuffed and also to ride in police cars. Officer Jose Morales Jr. of the Community Police Unit was more than happy to oblige, spending an hour with the students explaining how police work and urging students to come to a police officer when they need help.

Morales told the students he loves his job, following in the footsteps of his father, Jose Morales Sr., who retired in 2015 after 35 years on the department.

“I love helping people,” Morales said.

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