Despite having been on the job since just 2020, Georgia Game Warden KP Boatright has received multiple accolades, including the Public Safety Act of Heroism award for rescuing a drowning hunter at great personal risk. We caught up with KP as he accepted the prestigious NAWEOA Torch Award, presented to new officers who demonstrate exceptional ability and initiative. Join us for a chat with another rising star from Georgia DNR!
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North American Game Warden Museum
International Wildlife Crimestoppers
Here’s what we discuss:
· NAWEOA Torch Award winner
· Using social media for investigations
· A suspicious alligator trapper leads to multiple charges
· “The Swiss Army knife of law enforcement.”
· Assisting fellow law enforcement officers
· An online aptitude test suggests a career path
· “Boneheaded” teenage behavior causes a slight delay
· A supportive chain of command
· The importance of different perspectives
· People generally want to talk if you make them comfortable
· An upcoming wedding!
· The ‘dead’ alligator that blinked
· “You never know what you’re gonna come across.”
· Lake Seminole: Georgia’s best kept secret
Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Warden’s Watch logo & Design: Ashley Hannett
Research / Content Coordinator: Stacey DesRoches
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