Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that as part of the District Attorney’s Office Community Outreach Program his office is hosting two hunter safety programs. The first of the 10-hour courses will take place on August 14 and 15, 2014, at the Black Rock Fish and Game Club in Mountaindale in the Town of Cornwall. The course will run from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. on both dates.
The second course will be held at the Town of Deerpark Senior Center on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 and Thursday, September 18, 2014, between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on each night.
The purpose of the courses is to encourage interaction between law enforcement and the youth of Orange County, and to stress the importance of gun safety. Both courses will be taught by Police Officer Michael Decker of the City of Port Jervis Police Department and Sergeant Ray Cirulli of the Town of Deerpark Police Department. Both Officer Decker and Sergeant Cirulli are certified New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Hunter Safety Instructors. Assistant District Attorneys will also assist at the courses.
“The youth of our County need to have positive experiences with police officers,” District Attorney Hoovler said. “I am proud that my office is able host this training which will stress firearms safety. I am hopeful that this course will foster an interest in our young people in safely experiencing the natural beauty of our County by engaging in outdoor activities and in learning the importance of conservation.”
District Attorney Hoovler thanked Sergeant Cirulli and Police Officer Decker for volunteering their time to teach the courses, as well as Chief Richard Sztyndor of the Town of Deerpark Police Department and Chief William Worden of the City of Port Jervis Police Department for allowing their officers to teach the courses.
District Attorney Hoovler also thanked the Black Rock Fish and Game Club for allowing the first course to be held on their premises, as well as the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for helping to set up the courses and for providing personnel who will be present at each of the courses.
Anyone interested in enrolling in the courses should contact the Orange County District Attorney’s Office at (845) 291-2050 on weekdays between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Space in each course is limited.
