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Ready to Serve? Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa Opens Applications for Reserve Deputies
#VLEOA #JohnsonCounty #JohnsonCountyIowa #JohnsonCountyIA #JohnsonCountySheriff #Iowa #SheriffRecruiting #ReserveDeputy #CommunitySafety #VolunteerLawEnforcement #JoinUsNow The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office in Iowa is ramping up recruitment for its Reserve Deputy unit, inviting committed individuals to volunteer alongside full-time personnel in patrol, traffic control, special events, and community outreach. The role offers flexible hours and training to fit around other em
5 days ago


Training Conference 2025: Scott County Sheriff Department K-9 demonstration
#vleoa #policereserve #iowa #scottcountysheriff #davenportpolice #K9 Article by Dr. Matthew Yap, CVPL - VLEOA International Area Director and Board Member. On Day 3 of the Volunteer Law Enforcement Officer Alliance training conference, Deputy Bunker from the Scott County Sheriff Department gave participants a K-9 demonstration of narcotics detection as well as a K-9 subject bite restraint. “It was interesting to learn that our K-9 lived with their handler and typically retire
Oct 16


Conference photos from the first two full days in Scott County Iowa!
#VLEOA2025 #LawEnforcement #ReservePolice #ScottCountySheriff #TrainingConference #PoliceReserve #PublicSafety #Leadership #CommunityStrong #ScottCountyIowa #ScottCountyIA #Iowa #VLEOA #QuadCities An album of photos can be found here . Any photos shared with us will be added to the album.
Oct 16


Local news coverage on the 2025 VLEOA conference.
#IowaStateSheriffsDeputiesAssociation #ISSDA #VLEOA2025 #LawEnforcement #ReservePolice #ScottCountySheriff #TrainingConference #PoliceReserve #PublicSafety #Leadership #CommunityStrong #ScottCountyIowa #ScottCountyIA #Iowa #VLEOA #QuadCities https://www.issda.org/scott-county-hosting-2025-vleoa-international-training-conference https://muscatinejournal.com/news/local/education/article_20760520-b242-59de-8ed0-8d6cde8eafd6.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopil
Oct 14


🎉 Today’s the Day! 🚓 The 2025 VLEOA International Training Conference officially kicks off today in Davenport, Iowa!
#VLEOA2025 #LawEnforcement #ReservePolice #ScottCountySheriff #TrainingConference #PoliceReserve #PublicSafety #Leadership #CommunityStro...
Oct 13


Delaware County, IA Sheriff Deputy and Reserve Deputy awarded for their response to a child in severe respiratory distress.
#DelawareCounty #DelawareCountyIA #DelawareCountyIowa #Iowa #IA #DelawareCountySheriff #ReserveDeputy Deputy Austin Zuercher and Reserve...
Jun 17


After a long effort to support Iowa's volunteer first responders, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 1002 into law, authorizing length of service awards for volunteer fire, EMS, and LEO's.
#Iowa #JeffersonCounty #JeffersonCountyIowa #ScottCounty #JeffersonCountyIA #IowaGovernor #KimReynolds #IA #VolunteerOfficer...
Jun 11


Paige County Sheriff working to provide increases to their department including the reserve deputy budget.
The Sheriff and Chief Deputy told the county board of supervisors they are willing to freeze both of their own personal salaries for the...
Feb 8
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