FOLEY — There’s a new sheriff in town. Well, two new police interns, anyway.

Thanks to a partnership with Faulkner State Community College, Foley Police Department has launched a college-intern program.

“Tammy Hollingcamp with Faulkner State contacted me about coming together for an intern program,” Foley Police Chief David Wilson said in an interview at the Foley Police Station.

That was in the fall.

“Then we spent about two months getting it set up,” Wilson said.

That process included defining who the interns should be.

“College students who are seriously interested in law enforcement,” Wilson said.

Then define what those students would encounter.

“Given them the idea of what they’re getting into by spending time in just about every section of our police department,” Wilson said.

As of January, Faulkner law-enforcement students Jeff Berg and Brittany Burgess have been doing just that. Each Wednesday through May, they spend the afternoon in a different section of Foley P.D.’s inner workings.

“The overall goal is to make a positive impact on these students,” Wilson said.

A big impact came during one of the pair’s recent visits when they were on the receiving end of a Tazer gun, which officers who carry the devices undergo.

“It’s not painful,” Burgess said. “But if I was trying to get away, I wouldn’t be able to run.”

Berg agreed.

“I couldn’t move anything,” he said.

Burgess said it taught a lot about the apprehension aspect of law enforcement.

“That definitely got out feet in the water,” she said.

“That’s the coolest part,” Berg added.

But the rest of the day wasn’t as dramatic. Instead, each intern worked a different job. Burgess was with inmates, while Berg worked dispatch.

“We get to see how it all has to work together,” Berg said.

That’s good training for both interns, each of whom plan a career in law enforcement.

“I eventually do want to go federal,” Burgess said. “FBI.”

Berg plans to start out at police academy.

“I eventually want to be a detective,” he said.

In the meantime, the pair seems to be making their mark on the Foley Police Department.

“Faulkner is sending their best,” Wilson said, “and we’re giving them our best.”

Even better is that the program works without much funding required.

“There was the minor cost of running a background check,” Wilson said.

But the payoff is worth it.

“They’re really getting to see all aspects of the department,” Wilson said. “This is new for us and for them. It’s pretty cool.”