The Quincy Police Department is filling the spring 2010 class of the Citizen Police Academy.
The 10-week course on Thursday evenings from 6 to 9 starts Feb. 18 and goes until April 22. There is a graduation banquet held at the completion of the academy.
Citizens will get to know their police department and participate in classroom instruction as well as hands-on practicals. This course is free of charge and will provide citizens with a basic knowledge of all aspects of the police profession.
To be eligible for the course, applicants must live …

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Filling our your Police Application will be an important step for you to take but it is not very difficult. There is, however, an important requirement that you will need to consider first which is the minimum age requirement. Most police departments will allow their applicants to be at least twenty-one but some may even consider those who are nineteen to make application to their police academies.
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