Law enforcement officers are sharing their duties and exper­tise with area children as part of this week’s 11th annual Junior Police Academy.
The activities began Monday at the Montgomery Police De­partment’s outdoor range on Old Hayneville Road and will continue throughout the week.
Participants in the academy are soon-to-be sixth-graders from the Weed and Seed area of west Montgomery.
During the weeklong camp, law enforcement officers from different departments will hold demonstrations, give speeches and offer their expertise to the children.
Activities will include traffic demonstrations, SWAT team demonstrations, tours of police headquarters, K9 …

The weekend melee at Abraxas Academy in which five residents attacked eight counselors was the first major incident at the treatment center for juvenile offenders in New Morgan since it reopened in October 2006, police said Monday.
Caernarvon Township Police Chief Paul R. Stolz Jr. said the melee Saturday also was the first in which officers had to remove juveniles from the facility since his department took over coverage of the borough from state police on April 1.
Information on calls before April 1 was not immediately available from state police. But …

For those of you with an interest in New careers, but wanting to do something different, then perhaps you should look to the police force for some unusual Career ideas. There are a wide selection of Careers available in the police force. There are of course the more obvious careers, such as being a police officer! Then there are lesser known Careers. There are also a wide variety of New careers open in the form of support roles. I am going to talk about just a few of the Careers …

Del Mar’s Peace Officer Cadet program graduated 11 students Friday.
The students are now eligible to take an exam that will allow them to work as a peace officer anywhere in the state of Texas.
In their training, the cadets focused on 33 subjects in the classroom, ranging from traffic laws, civil process, penal code, the criminal justice system and report writing to first aid, patrol procedures, human relations, and criminal investigations, according to a news release from the college.
Students also completed practical exercises, including weapons …

The Peoria Police Department Police Activities League will be presenting the Youth Citizen’s Police Academy to help build relationships with boys and girls entering the seventh and eighth grades in the fall.
The program is intended to introduce students to what the Peoria Police Department is all about. The program is free, all fees are paid for by the Peoria Police Department Police Activities League.
All participants will receive a T-shirt and certificate upon completion of the coursework. On the final day, students will tour …

Thirteen beaming police cadets snapped proudly to attention as their Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy instructors saluted them, marking the end of their 16-week training course and the beginning of their new careers.
“Keep one goal in mind,” criminal law instructor and retired Lake County deputy prosecutor James Olszewski told the class. “Through your actions, earn the respect of your fellow officers … most importantly earn the respect of the people you are serving.”
The 23rd class to complete training in Northwest Indiana was …

Victoria Police – Chief Commissioner Simon Overland has urged people from all cultural backgrounds to consider a career in the police force at a graduation ceremony in Melbourne yesterday. Victoria Police media release
More than 60 police recruits graduated at the Victoria Police Academy yesterday morning and now they want more people to join them following this week’s commitment by the Government to spend $561.3 million over the next five years recruiting an extra 1700 new police.

“It is fantastic to see people with such …

The law enforcement training academy is no laughing matter especially the first couple weeks, where instructors will try to break you mentally. You’ll come to realize that the police academy is not for the weak. You’ll be on a short leech throughout the academy. If you fail any of the training courses like criminal law, evasive driving, and/or crime scene investigation procedures you’ll be booted from the academy. You will not be given a third or fourth chance to pass exams that you’ve already failed.
“SO how can I prepare for …

The Oswego Police Department will be conducting the next Citizen’s Police Academy from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for twelve weeks beginning March 11. Classes will be held in the Community Room at the Oswego Law Enforcement Center, 3525 US Route 34. Classes are free and size will be limited to 20 participants. Eligible applicants must be 18 years of age, reside in, own property or operate a business within the Village. .
Students will learn various functions and duties of the Police Department and its officers. Some of the topics …

Moose Jaw Police Service’s new K-9 unit has graduated from it’s five-month training program.
Constable Chad Scheske and his German Shepherd Banan along with Constable Jay Sills and his dog “Andy” received certificates for Drug Detection and General duties at the Board of Police Commissioners regular meeting Tuesday at City Hall.
The two German Shepherd are now two years old and are brothers from the same litter born in Washington State. Brian Amm of Canine Resources and Consulting says Shepherd are often chosen as police dogs because of their reliability.
“It’s hard to …