How long have you been a police officer?
“I have been a police officer for almost 14 years, longer than you have been born,” Chris explains to his DARE students.

For 10 years, Chris Hunt was trying to keep the roads safe. Now, for three years, Hunt has gone to work trying to save a student from trying that first cigarette or tasting that first drink, and on top of that, trying to raise his three sons to be the men he wants them to be. Hunt is 39 years old, and for over 13 years he has been out in the community trying to make it a better place for those around him. In his own home, for 14 years, he has been a father trying to support and raise his kids.
“I’ve never wanted to be sitting behind a desk all day long,” Chris said. “I like to be in the community helping people.”
After having been a patrol officer, Chris became a DARE and crime prevention officer. Though Hunt loved his job as a patrol officer, being a DARE officer gives him the chance to still be out in the community helping others, while also spending more time with his family.
“His job doesn’t make me miss him as much as it did when he was a patrol officer cause he worked nights,” Chris’ 11-year-old son Kyle said. “Now he works at the office and does split days and when he does some events, I get to go with him.”
Chris likes to give his sons and DARE students the chance to get to know him. Chris brings a box into the classroom so if students have a question throughout the week for him, they can put it in the box. Chris usually starts off the lesson by answering
a few of the questions in the box. Chris is honest with his kids and his students on the questions they have for him.
What is your favorite food?
“Mainly Pizza, Italian, and I really enjoy a big breakfast,” Chris says.
Hunt and his wife of 15 years, Natalie, both have a future in mind for their three sons: Kyle, Drew, 9, and Jonathan, 6.
“I want my boys to grow up to be good, Godly men, grow up to have good wives, and to take care of their kids,” Chris said.
All three boys look up to their father, but particularly Kyle has taken interest in what his dad does for a living. Ever since he was three years old he has been asking questions about police work and to this day he likes to dress up in the gear like a cop. Kyle even plays cop with his friends and watches cop shows.
“Kyle will definitely follow in his lead, because it’s all he has ever wanted to be and he has never changed it,” Natalie said.
However, Kyle isn’t always just pretending to be a cop. On certain occasions he gets to experience some of the things real cops do on an everyday basis. Kyle has gotten the chance to ride in a police car and has been able to go to certain events with his father. He’s serious about wanting to be a cop; very rarely do kids have their career picked out by the time they are three years old.
“I look up to my dad because I just really like him and being around him,” Kyle said. “I think it’s neat how he gets to teach kids not to do drugs and stuff. When I grow up, I want to be a police officer. I just think it brings a lot of opportunities to see a lot of things.”
“Have you ever drank beer?”
“I can honestly tell you I have only tried beer once in my life,” Chris recalls. “I was not old enough. And I didn’t enjoy the taste. I told you I would be honest with you no matter what you asked.”
The three boys not only love him for his actions as a cop, but also his actions as a father.
“He’s a hero to all of them,” Natalie said. “Not really having anything to do with his job, but with the kind of father he is to them. He really invests his life in them and he’s a good example
of the kind of man a man should be. And the boys know how much he loves them.”