LEWISTON — The Lewiston Youth Advisory Council is hosting a panel discussion with four members of the Lewiston Police Department on Wednesday.

The talk is part of the council’s Shine on Lewiston series. This one is Police Insider: True Blue.

Panelists will be Chief Brian O’Malley, Sgt. Roger Landry, Officer Matt Vierling and Sgt. Carly Conley.

Questions the council plans to ask include: Why did they become police officers? How do they stay positive and cope with the risks of serving? What’s their most rewarding call? How has the job changed? And why work in Lewiston?

Council member Zachary Morin said the reason for the discussion is people don’t always know what Lewiston police do, according to a news release from the council adviser Dot Perham-Whittier. Residents can get to know the officers and realize they are “people with feelings and families,” Morin said in a recent radio interview with the Big Z.

The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall. The public is invited. 

Lewiston Police Chief Brian O’Malley, center, is surrounded by the department’s honor guard after he was sworn in as chief in 2017. On Wednesday at 7 p.m. at City Hall, O’Malley, Sgt. Carley Conley, Officer Matt Vierling and Sgt. Roger Landry will talk about why they serve during a panel discussion presented by the Lewiston Youth Advisory Council. (Sun Journal file photo)

Lewiston Police Department Sgt. Carley Conley will talk about her experience in the department during a panel discussion at 7 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall. Others on the panel will be Chief Brian O’Malley, Sgt. Roger Landry and Officer Matt Vierling. 

Lewiston Police Chief Brian O’Malley will talk about his experience in the department during a panel discussion at 7 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall. Others on the panel will be Sgt. Roger Landry, Officer Matt Vierling and Sgt. Carly Conley.