The multi-agency Citizen’s Police Academy is set for a new session of hands-on, interactive introductions to several aspects of law enforcement.
The agenda for the spring session has been firmed up, and includes field trips to the county jail, the state crime lab and a shooting range. Plus, there will be presentations by detectives, drug and DUI enforcement officers, and other law enforcement agents as well as attorneys.
The academy meets weekly beginning Wednesday, March 3 and runs through mid-May. Most classes are on Wednesdays, 6 to 9 p.m., at the law …

The Evans Police Department is hosting a Citizens’ Police Academy for residents.
The 10-week program begins March 23 and is free. Participants will have the opportunity to experience the work of police officers. Training will include crime-scene investigations, Taser instruction, firearms training and other faces related to being an Evans police officer.
The academy, which is in its 13th year, is designed to open channels of communication between residents and the Evans Police Department. The objective is to not make police officers out of residents, but to enlighten them about the department’s …

County officials today announced a plan to close the Burlington County Police Academy after the current class graduates next month, citing dwindling enrollment that does not justify the cost of the $377,000 program continuing.
The class scheduled to started March 15 has been cancelled and all operations thereafter will cease, said county Freeholder Director Bruce Garganio and county Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi this morning.
Bernardi presented the plan to the freeholder board in its closed-session conference meeting Wednesday night. The board …

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Dayton, Ohio Residents curious about the inner workings of their local police department are participating in Middletown’s first Citizens Police Academy.
About 18 residents and business owners — including former city councilmen Tony Marconi and Chris Amburgey — attended the first of 12 sessions held Tuesday, Feb. 2. The academy is free to those who signed up.
Participants will receive hands-on training in gun safety, operating a radar device and use of force with beanbag guns and Tasers.
Middletown police said the curriculum is similar to a traditional police academy with one exception: …

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office will host a Citizen’s Police Academy beginning March 9.
The program will run for 11 consecutive Tuesdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., and there will be two Saturday sessions of practical instruction.
Hands-on activities will include exercises using a firearms training simulator and training in citizen emergency response techniques.
Classes will be at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division.
Anyone interested in participating may contact Deputy 1st Class Jim Holsinger or Deputy 1st Class Dan Watson at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office at 240-313-2194 or 240-313-2195.
Applications also may …

The Rocky Mount Police Department’s 16th Police Academy will hold its graduation ceremony at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Nash Community College in the B&I Center.
Twelve police cadets will graduate from the Academy. The Rocky Mount Police Department extended and invitation to the community to celebrate the graduates’ accomplishments.
Eight of these cadets were hired as part of a grant received from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services COPS Hiring Recovery Program (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act).
The department also will recognize additional newly hired officers working within …

Calling all would-be crime fighters: The city police department will kick off a citizen’s police academy in April, and anyone 18 or older is welcome to sign up.
But don’t expect to be out busting bad guys like Batman by the end of the six-week course. It’s mostly an informational program, designed to allow city residents a candid look at the everyday lives of their local officers.
“We will give people our perspective of how we do our job, so they will be a little more understanding,” said city Police Chief Jon …

Residents can get an inside look at the Edmond Police Department during a 13-week Citizens Police Academy.
The 27th academy starts Feb. 9. Classes are free.
“The goal of the Citizens Police Academy is to provide residents with a better understanding about what an Edmond police officer does on a daily basis as well as to provide information about the Edmond Police Department,” said officer Randy Payne.
Classes are from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at the Downtown Community Center, 28 E Main.
Crime prevention, use of force, crime scene investigations …

They’re known as the class that almost wasn’t. At least that’s how it seemed for the week Mayor Michael Bloomberg deferred hiring the latest batch of New York City Police Department recruits because of uncertainty about funding. But by mid-June, 275 men and women were hitting the policy academy gym as well as the books.
Each of them had their reasons. Some saw things growing up in the city that didn’t sit well with them.
“When I used to walk around, you used to see a lot of crack vials on the …