Wayland Police announce new Youth Officer

Chief Robert Irving is pleased to announce the assignment of Officer Shane Bowles as the police department’s new Youth Officer.  Officer Bowles replaces longtime Youth Officer, Jim Forti, who retired in January.

Officer Bowles began his career with the Wayland Police Department in 2002, and has worked as a patrol officer since that time.  He has experience working with the town’s youth as an instructor with the Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) program and has accompanied the 6 grade class, as a Bicycle Patrol Officer, on their annual bike trip to Walden Pond.  Officer Bowles has an Associate of Science Degree in Criminal Studies from Western New England College and he has attended several in-service training programs related to the police and youth over the years.  These include; Police Responding to Youths with Mental Issues, Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect, and Students Rights to Privacy/Search and Seizure versus Safety.

Officer Bowles grew up in Wayland and attended Wayland Public Schools.  He will begin his new assignment on November 28th

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