DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Ninth District Attorney Mike O’Dell is hosting a Law Enforcement Appreciation Day for Dekalb and Cherokee Counties today at the JSU Little River Canyon Center. The event, sponsored by O’Dell’s office in conjunction with Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver and Dekalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris. The event will include four hours of law enforcement training provided by the JSU Center For Applied Forensics entitled ‘·Crime Scene Processing Updates.”

According to O’Dell, lunch will be provided and door prizes will be given out. “We are following up with the concept that Cops Lives Do Maller, seeking to put our money where our mouths are,” O’Dell said. “The lunch and training are both provided free of charge. Not only will the participants get a free lunch and training (allowing them four hours of CEU), but we hope to have a good number of door prizes to give out. We want all our law enforcement to know we appreciate them and the dedicated work they do. We hope this will be a special time for them.”

The activities will kick-off at noon. All law enforcement personnel from Cherokee and Dekalb counties are invited to attend and paiticipate in this event. “We hope to have a great turnout of officers,” O’Dell stated. “It will provide an excellent opportunity for officer ‘networking’ and fellowshipping. I encourage all agency heads and supervisors to encourage and allow their personnel to attend. It is not necessary to stay the whole four hours if that is not possible, but we would love to have them come out for lunch at least, so that we can say ‘thank you.”