The newest communications specialist at the Pella Police Department pursued the field after an interest in law enforcement. Paighton Malek is a 2018 Pella High School graduate, where she was a sprinter and jumper for the state championship team in her senior season. Malek, who graduated from Hawkeye Community College with an associate’s of arts degree in criminal justice, is now taking calls and sending help where it’s needed most in the Pella area, which she says has been a learning experience for her, but one well worth the effort. Hear more from Malek as part of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week on today’s Let’s Talk Pella.