On Thursday, October 17, 2019, the Sevier County Coalition’s Live Well Sevier County Committee and UA Cossatot will be co-hosting a Lunch-n-Learn presentation entitled Refuse to Be a Victim on UA Cossatot’s De Queen Campus. The presentation will begin at 12:00 noon in the Weyerhaeuser room, located in the Skilled Trades Building, and will conclude at 12:40 p.m.

UA Cossatot Police Officers Monte Stringfellow and Jason Curtis will provide participants with tools needed to develop their own safety strategy, including information on the psychology of the criminal mind, home and phone security, automobile and travel security, personal and technical security, and self-defense tools. Stringfellow says, “Refuse to Be a Victim is not a firearms or a self-defense course. We’ll be providing practical information geared toward awareness and avoidance of criminal attack.” Curtis added, “As we enter into the upcoming holiday season, which often involves traveling and shopping, one of the most important steps toward ensuring your own safety is having a personal safety strategy in place before you need it.”

Stringfellow, a resident of Horatio, has a long career with police service. He began his police work in 1992 with the City of De Queen Police Department before joining the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office in December 1993. He worked there until 1998, when he left police work for the construction industry. He ran for Sevier County Sheriff and was elected in 2008. He served as the Sevier County Sheriff until 2012, and joined UA Cossatot in 2013 as a Campus Police Officer.

Curtis, a resident of Ashdown, has over 20 years of experience in police service. He began his police career as an officer in 1995 for Ashdown Police Department. Throughout Curtis’s career, he has worked as a patrolman, canine officer, criminal investigator, and as a Patrol Sargent. He has also worked with the Little River Sheriff’s Office and the Texarkana Police Department transporting US Marshall Service inmates. Curtis joined UA Cossatot as Campus Police Officer in 2013.

Stringfellow and Curtis hold, among other credentials, Law Enforcement Certifications and are Certified Police Professional Instructors. Both are also Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response and Refuse to Be a Victim trainers.

All are invited to bring their lunch and join officers Stringfellow and Curtis for this free event. For more on Lunch-and-Learn programs, visit the Sevier County Coalition website at seviercountycoalition.com or call UA Cossatot’s Continuing Education Services at (870) 584-4471

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