ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando police officer Darius Barker was born and raised in Orlando’s historically black community of Parramore.During his teenage years at Evans High School, he began to lose his way.“They knew I wasn’t a trouble-maker, I was just hanging around the wrong crowd,” Barker said.A persistent school resource officer kept encouraging Barker to join the Orlando Police Department’s youth mentoring program, promising high school graduation, a college degree and a good job - if Barker stayed in school and out of trouble.Eventually, Barker gave in and accepted a mentor.“I just tried it and I loved it,” Barker said. “I ended up getting some great advice from different people, especially the officers that work in the neighborhood.