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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1988-05-11, Page 1818A — THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MAY 11, 1988 Two new OPP officers BY LOU -ANN DE BRUYN "Police are out there to help people. Hopefully, I can help someone sometime." For Provincial Constable Ron Szigeti that is not only his vision of pollee officers but also his desire. Szigeti, one of two new police officers at the Goderich detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, has a long future ahead of him to realize his dream. Szigetl and fellow Provincial Constable Mike Wildeboer have joined the local detachment in the past few months. For • them, this is their first posting as police officers. Szigeti, a native of Ridgeway, Ontario, arrived at the Goderich OPP detachment February 22 of this year to begin life as a police officer. At 21 years of age, this is not his first en- counter with the law enforcement field. Szigetl has been a customs officer, as well as being involved in the drug unit, at the Niagara Falls border crossing. He is also a recent graduate of the Law. and Security Program at Niagara College in Welland. As well, Szigeti also has what he calls "a touch of nursing experience." Szigeti is the first member of his family, which consists of mom, dad, two sisters, and one brother, to become involved in police work. "It's just something I've always wanted to do. It involves working inside and out- side, and not just sitting behind a desk in an office," he said. For 21 -year-old Mike Wildeboer, work- ing in the law enforcement field runs in the family. His father has retired from work with the OPP while one brother is a Metro police officer and another brother is a Toronto lawyer. Only his mother isn't in- volved in the field of law enforcement. Wildeboer has geared his life around becoming a police officer, something he saw realized April 25 upon his arrival in Goderich. After finishing Grade 13 in Guelph, Wildeboer entered the Law and Security Program at Mohawk College in Hamilton from which be graduated in 1987. He was an investigator for Shoppers Drug Mart and worked for two years as an enforce- ment officer with at the Grand River Con- servation Authority. Both Wildeboer and Szigeti noted per- sons who study law and security usually end up working in customs offices or police departments. Wildeboer thought about 30 to 40 per cent of program graduates enter police work. Wildeboer noted police departments, whether municipal or OPP detachments, are a public service rather than something that should be feared. Although both Wildeboer and Szigeti carry handguns, and are qualified to handle shotguns and semi -automatics as well, neither of them mentionned anything about guns aside begin work For the freshest bread, mils, pastries, and donuts 'come to... SPRINGTIME SPECIALS In effect Thursday, Friday, Saturday - While Supplies Last NUTRITIOUS , BRAN MUFFINS Canadian and imported CHEESES FRESH OFF THE BLOCK COLBY NEW CONSTABLES - The Goderich OPP recently welcomed two new police con- stables to its detachment. Provincial Constable Ron Szigeti, left, and Provincial Con- stable Mike Wildeboer, right, are enjoying work at the OPP base outside of Goderich. DeBruyn photo. from the fact that they could use them if a situation arose. How they began their lives as police of- ficers is fairly simple. Both applied to and were accepted by the Ontario Provincial Police. Following their acceptance, they participated in a three week, training period at the OPP Academy in Brampton. How they arrived in Goderich is another matter. "They tell you where you are going," Szigeti said, although he did say police of- ficers could ask for a posting. While Szigeti asked to be stationed at Kingston, Wildeboer noted he had re- quested anywhere in OPP District 6, which includes Mount Forest, Guelph, Owen Sound, Kincardine and Goderich. "You don't know where you are going until you get that little letter in the mail and then it is only tentative until you get there," Wildeboer noted. Both enjoy living and working in Goderich, especially Wildeboer who is an avid summer enthusiast. For their first year at the Goderich OPP, both Wildeboer and Szigeti are involved in training sessions and learning aspects of police work. This is done through school- ing sessions, such as the one Szigeti will at- tend for nine weeks at the Ontario Police College, as well as being assigned coaching officers. Wildeboer is coached by Constable Eric Goss while Szigeti's coach is Constable Martin Brown. "We basically try to teach them the basic rules of what they have to learn to be a police officers. They get the classroom instruction (at the academy and the col- lege) and we do the field work, the prac- tical work – street sense," Const. Goss explained. While both Szigeti and Wildeboer enjoy working at the local OPP detachment, they did raise one interesting point – not only are they the youngest officers, but they are also the only single officers. The addition of Constables Wildeboer and Szigeti brings the total staff of the Goderich OPP detachment to 29 (three corporals, one sergeant, 16 constables, five civilian dispatchers, two civilian secretaries, and two civilian janitors). RAKED FRESH DAILY Tasty -Nu ,White BREAD 24 oz. WIDE VARIETY OF DELICIOUS DONUTS AND FRESH HOT COFFEE GINETTES RESTAURANT SEAFORTH'S FAMILY RESTAURANTI CHICKEN SWISS DINNER 5 includes Coffee or Tea & Dessert Sunday, May 15 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. •Dally Luncheon Specials •Licenced Under LLBO • Seniors 15% off MON. — SAT. 6:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. 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