Edmond PD Cowboys Up For A Good Cause

The ranch life isn't for everyone. Edmond Police Department school resource officer Demetrius Kirk has never ridden a horse.

Monday, October 19th 2020, 5:48 pm



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The ranch life isn't for everyone. Edmond Police Department school resource officer Demetrius Kirk has never ridden a horse.

"We have an officer, who, it is our mission to get on a horse," Boys Town Ranch assistant administrator Michael Wintz said.

"You know, I've been praying about that," Kirk said.

After prayers were up, Kirk saddled up.

It was one of the many relationships that was built on Edmond Police Day at Boys Town Ranch, but the point of the day wasn't really for humans and horses to bond. It was for officers and kids.

"Today's society right now, I believe that the relationships with the students and the officer is more important than ever," Edmond PD Lt. Brent Clowers said.

This is the first Edmond Police Day at the ranch, and the department said this is the perfect time for officers to strengthen the relationships with kids in the schools they patrol.

All the boys at the ranch are part of Edmond Public Schools.

"That's what policing is all about. It's all about relationships," Kirk said.

The Boys Town Ranch provides housing and a caring community for kids coming from difficult family situations.

The day gave kids an opportunity to interact with officers everywhere from the basketball court to the barn. It also provides a chance for officers to learn a thing or two from the boys.

"I want us to learn from them,” Lt. Clowers said. “It's like a role reversal where we're actually gaining insight about what the boys are showing us.”

Edmond Police Day was a day that helped these boys sit a little taller in the saddle.

"It empowers them. It shows them value. It shows them somebody cares and is willing to listen to them, that they're not just a number or something, but they are an individual," Wintz said.

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