La Grange Park Will Accept Applications for Citizen's Police Academy in January

La Grange Park will be accepting applications for its Citizen’s Police Academy starting in the new year.

The academy is open to anyone interested in learning more about the policing environment, how La Grange Park is kept safe, familiarizing themselves with laws and police procedures and getting more involved in the law enforcement community.

According to a release from the La Grange Park Police Department, the topics that will be covered in the month-long course will include community policing, traffic stops and patrol techniques, safety at home, investigations and criminal law.

All participants have to be 18 or older to sign up, and slots for the class are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. There are 20 spots open each for two programs — one that will run from April to May of 2017, and one that will run from September through October.

Applications will be available Jan. 1 at the police department, which is in Village Hall at 447 N. Catherine Ave. in La Grange Park. All applications have to be returned in-person to the department.

The academy is free, but participants must be willing to sign a waiver of liability and submit to a routine background check.

The Citizen’s Police Academy will meet Thursday nights.

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