2025 Westport Citizens' Police Academy Set To Launch Next Month

Press release from the Town of Westport:

WESTPORT, CT — The Westport Police Department is proud to announce we will be offering our annual Citizens’ Police Academy starting on September 18th. Participants will gain a better understanding of the role of the police department in the community. This class provides participants and officers an opportunity to get to know each other and discuss issues that affect our community.

The academy can accommodate up to twenty-five community members who will participate in classes designed to take them through the various aspects of law enforcement. They will learn about the different divisions and specialized units of the department as well as how the department operates and its role in the criminal justice system. Participants will observe demonstrations and get hands-on experience with some of the equipment we use every day. Academy instructors include highly trained and experienced officers and attorneys from Stamford Court. In addition to the classes, participants will have the opportunity to experience a “ride-a-long” with an officer from the patrol division. They will also receive Stop the Bleed training.

Class participants will meet from 7:00pm- 9:30 pm for 8 weeks on the following dates:

Thursday, September 18th
Thursday, September 25th
Thursday, October 9th
Thursday, October 16th
Thursday, October 23rd
Thursday, October 30th
Thursday, November 13th
Thursday, November 20th

The academy is open to Westport residents aged 21 and older. Applications can also be picked up at police headquarters and are due by Wednesday, August 27th. Applications can be returned to police headquarters to the attention of Captain Cabana or emailed to her at jcabana@westportct.gov.

2025 CPA application

This press release was produced by the Town of Westport. The views expressed here are the author’s own.