Teens and young adults hoping to be a police officer one day can now sign up for the Elsa Police Department's new cadet program.

Four years of dedication and Edcouch-Elsa High School senior Jaiden Perez is eager to help people.

"There's different scenarios in the first responders, you don't know what you're going to deal with," Perez said.

Perez has been in the first responder program since her freshman year, learning what it's like to be a police officer and firefighter.

"I was, I think, maybe in 6th grade and I would watch YouTube videos," Perez said.

B eing a crime scene investigator is what really sparked her interest. Watching how fingerprints were dusted and how photos were taken at a crime scene.

"This shows a want and a desire to serve," Elsa Police Chief Robert McG

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