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There are five volunteer chaplains assisting the Winter
Haven Police Department. Chaplains attend a luncheon meeting
once a month with the department’s Administration and
Investigative Bureau supervisors. The WHPD chaplains are visible around the station and the
community with their labeled polo shirts and windbreakers.
They attend the Police Memorial Service in Lakeland with
department representatives every year. Chaplains are present
for promotional and recognition programs held in the
community room and wear a Class A uniform for these
occasions. At times officers have called out chaplains
for death notifications and with serious traffic crashes.
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Chaplain Larry Bennett was sworn in at a Nov. 30,
2011 ceremony held in the Police Department Community Room.
Family and friends gathered as Chaplain Bennett also gave the
invocation for the ceremonies that also included swearing tin
three new patrol officers and honoring department members for
outstanding work.
Reverends Craig Smelser and Lucian Oulette have attended the
International Conference of Police Chaplains (ICPC) regional
conference. Both of them have completed the course on the
National Incident Management System (NIMS). All WHPD
chaplains are members of ICPC.
On August 1, 2008, during a Promotional/Special
Recognition Ceremony two chaplains, Reverends Dollison and
Pounds, were honored for their service to the department.
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