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My name is Luke Papke, and I am the new School Resource Officer (SRO) for Allegany Limestone Middle High School. I have lived here in Cattaraugus County my entire life. I graduated from Salamanca High School in 2019, and then spent 2 years at Jamestown Community College where I graduated in 2021 and got my associate's in Criminal Justice. I then applied, and was accepted into the Chautauqua County Police Academy and graduated in summer of 2023. Following graduation, I was hired part-time for the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Department where I currently still work, and part-time for the Village of Allegany Police Department.
Outside of work, I also spend a lot time helping some of the local community theaters like “Ray Evans Seneca Theater in Salamanca”, and “Bradford Little Theater” in Bradford, PA. I have helped out with these theaters since 2019 to put on numerous shows for the local people.
I became a Police Officer because I wanted to help and make people feel safe in the area, I was raised in. I am passionate about being building relationships, and helping others feel safe and comfortable around law enforcement.
Being an SRO, my goal is to show children and teens that with effort and lots of discipline you can reach any goal then set for themselves. I hope to achieve this by working closely with the children and teens showing them how I myself had to use things like discipline, hard work, effort to reach the goals I sent myself.
I am very excited to be a part of an amazing district… Go Gators!!!!
