Twenty local police officers had their hands full Friday night with six very intoxicated people – all so they know how to spot drunk drivers.
Newport News police held police academy DUI training. Volunteers attended what appeared to be a typical office party – with finger foods, music, and lots of alcohol.
The 20 Newport News police recruits waited in the room next door, about to begin their police academy DUI training.
Six people volunteered to be picked up from home and taken to the academy to drink. …

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 …

Applications are now being accepted for Fairfield Township’s Citizens Police Academy, which is tentatively scheduled to begin Jan. 19.
“It’s a chance for the residents and people who work in the township to see how their police department operates,” said Michael Oler, commander of the academy. “The news story side of what happens that you see on TV sometimes isn’t the full picture. Going through the academy will give a more balance view of what really goes on.”
Each week for 10 weeks, members of the academy meet from 6:30-9:30 p.m., Tuesdays, …

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…

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, …

You may be thinking, I want to go to the Police Academy but how can I possibly prepare for what is next?
Well here it is in a netshell… You better prepare for the ride of your life.
The Police Department is a paramilitary organization and the training is such that you are required to be physically and mentally challenged.
The first thing you will want to do is to prepare physically.  You will want to be able to run 1.5 miles in less than 11 minutes and 30 seconds.  This may sound …