2012 Academy

The St. Cloud Police Department Citizen's Police Academy will be held on Monday nights from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The 2012 academy start date is to be announced due to renovations being done at the police department.

The deadline for applications is to be announced.

Academy Purpose

The Citizen’s Police Academy is an information process where students can learn about the inner-workings of their police department while participating in different police-related activities. Class members will receive information and instruction on patrol, traffic enforcement and felony stops, criminal investigations, communications and dispatch, crime scene investigation and techniques, police training, entry team, and narcotics. Other topics will include gang awareness, a jail tour, K-9, firearms and defensive tactics, driving, crime prevention and community relations, and the school resource officer program. Students will also participate in a ride-along with a police officer during a regular patrol shift.

Requirements

Applicants must be 21 years of age or older and live and/or work in the city of St. Cloud. Applicants must have no prior felony convictions and no misdemeanor charges for offenses involving violence or weapons, no misdemeanor arrests within six months prior to academy application, and must be able to commit to attending all classes during the 12-week period to receive the Certificate of Completion at graduation.

Contact:

For more information, please contact Officer Chad Durham at (407) 891-6735.



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