Petaluma Police Open Community Academy Enrollment

PETALUMA, CA -- If you've ever wanted the opportunity to look at how the Petaluma Police Department operates, you're in luck. The Petaluma Police Department has announced a Spring 2017 session of its Community Academy.

The academy is a 10-week course that provides community members with an inside view of their police department and its operations. The class meets once a week at the police department on Wednesday evenings from 6 pm to 9 pm. There will also be one Saturday class at the regional police academy in Windsor.

The Spring session is scheduled to begin March 27 and wrap up in May.

Participants will have the opportunity to meet and interact with the Chief of Police, command staff, police officers and civilian personnel within the department, plus can schedule a ride-a-long with a police officer to experience police work first-hand.

This program isn't designed for police officer candidates, but rather is an overview of the police department operations for members of the community. Those living or working in Petaluma will be given priority, but people living outside the city may be accepted based on available space, with Chief of Police approval.

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and have no felony convictions. Participants should commit to attending at least nine of the 10 weekly sessions.

All applications are subject to approval by the Chief of Police. All applicants are subject to a basic records check prior to acceptance for the course.

Applications are available on the police department website at http://www.cityofpetaluma.net/...

The application can be mailed or emailed to the police department, or dropped off at the Petaluma Police Department front counter. All applicants will be notified personally of the status of their application prior to the start of the next session.

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