Facebook used to be a a place where Police Officers were able to meet up with old alumni from the Police Academy Class that they graduated from.  Currently a new Application is under way for Police Academy Alumni to be able to connect on Facebook.  We will bring you more information as it becomes available.  Police Academy Info will be instrumental with linking the different academes together and providing the database for this application.
More information about this new Facebook Application to come…

The Wilmington Police Academy in Delaware is the most recent Police academy that has fallen victim to budget cuts.
WDEL reports:
A projected $9-million budget shortfall for the city of Wilmington has forced Mayor Baker to implement cost-saving measures.

Effective March 1st, the city will impose a hiring freeze, and halt all non-essential overtime and travel. The mayor’s also creating a voluntary furlough program, giving employees unpaid time off, while allowing city departments to stay up and running.
Chief of Staff Bill Montgomery says the cuts are a good start, but won’t erase …

The Westmont Police Department, in Illinois,  is accepting applications for its annual citizens’ police academy, which gives residents a behind-the-scenes look at the workings of the department.
Classes will meet from 6:30 to 9 p.m., for 10 weeks, each Wednesday beginning March 11 at the Westmont Police Department, 500 N. Cass Ave.
The purpose of the class is to increase the understanding and communication of the police department, it’s police officers, and the community. The program shows what an officer does in his daily job and the issues facing law enforcement today.
Students …

It seems that training is the always the first thing that is effected in Police Work when budget cuts start to effect a Police Department.
The New York City Police Department plans to cancel a 2010 police NYPD Police Academy Class because of budget cuts.
At a City Council public safety committee meeting Tuesday, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said that there will be no police academy next January to meet the city’s mandate that the department decrease their ranks by 1,000 officers.
That would bring the head count in the nation’s largest …

The Pennsylvania Police Academy announces the graduation of 45 new Pennsylvania State Troopers today following their graduation from the State Police Academy in Hershey.
“These individuals have received the best possible training and are well prepared to face the challenges of law enforcement,” Governor Rendell said.  “We are counting on these new troopers to help Pennsylvania better protect its residents and ensure the safety of our communities.”
Noting that state police now has 4,549 authorized positions – the highest number in history — Governor Rendell said his budget proposal for 2009-2010 is …

The City of Marco Island Police Department held the first Citizen’s Police Academy began last week and continues until mid-February. Police Chief Thom Carr welcomed  22 people who registered for the class of eight weeks.
Participants included youth, seniors, retirees and professionals in the community Marco Island. All regions of the island were also represented.
When asked about their participation, three points were discovered: 1) I wanted to learn, 2) I have an interest in law enforcement, and 3) Police Department Support
The first night, participants took a tour of the Police Department, …

NJ.com reports:
Newark Police Department’s 114th recruit class during their graduation ceremony today in Newark. Fifty-eight recruits were sworn in as police officers.
Newly-sworn Newark Police Officer Genaro Ortiz knew first hand from his father, a veteran detective on the force, what it takes to want the job.
“I grew up all those years watching him. I guess his inspiration rubbed off on me,” said the 23-year-old Ortiz, who graduated in the city’s 114th police recruit class today.
Friends and family cheered wildly inside the city council’s chambers as 58 cadets joined the force, …

Budget cuts are forcing the Des Moines Police Department to delay this year’s police academy — indefinitely. Officials say the department typically starts the application process in November and the academy begins in July. Currently, the entire process in on hold, with no word on when it might begin.
Police spokesman Sgt. Vince Valdez says that puts the department, which is already suffering from a shortage of officers, in a deeper hole. “We’re short right now. We should obviously have more people. But a lot of that has to do with …

The New Orleans Police Department will have 54 new officers patrolling the city’s streets Wednesday, after the NOPD’s third academy class of the year graduated Tuesday morning.
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“This class puts us over 1,500 officers for the first time since Katrina. Which is a huge, huge for this police department,” said NOPD Superintendent Warren Riley during an address to the graduating class Tuesday.
It took the NOPD three academy classes and a multi-million dollar recruitment campaign to get to that number.
Harlyn Fontenot was one of 54 new recruits to raise …

The latest crop of police recruits will begin basic training in the Finger Lakes Law Enforcement Academy on Monday, January 5.
Ontario County Sheriff Phil Povero said that 22 recruits from 10 law enforcement agencies will be participating in the six-month training session, which will be held at the Ontario County Safety Training Center in Hopewell . Recruits are scheduled to graduate July 15 at a ceremony at the auditorium of the Canandaigua Academy.
Class size is reduced slightly, from 26 recruits last year. Povero said that the number corresponds to the …