Wellesley Police To Hold Citizen's Police Academy

From the Wellesley Police Department:

The Wellesley Police Department will be offering their nine-week Citizen’s Police Academy program again this fall. The citizen police academy is designed to give citizens an overview of the police department’s functions and operational procedures.

How are the classes taught?

Instruction is designed to be appealing to participants with a combination of lectures, tours, demonstrations and hands on practice.

What will the classes include?

Class will include the following topics and more:

• E911 System & Dispatching
• Motor Vehicle Law/Operating Under the Influence
• Domestic Violence
• Interview & Interrogation/Witness Identification
• Narcotics Investigation
• Computer/Internet Crimes
• Criminal Law
• Crime Prevention
• Crime Scene Search/Evidence Processing
• Defensive Equipment/Procedures

A ride along in a police cruiser with an officer is available for those who are interested after classes have been completed.

Classes will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 3 and will end on Wednesday, December 18, 2018. There will be no class on Oct. 31 or Nov. 21.

Classes will begin at 6:30 p.m. each week.

Classes will be held in the Kingsbury Room at the Wellesley Police Department.

Visit www.wellesleypolice.com or contact Lt. Marie Cleary or Officer Matt Wall at 781-235-1212 for more information.

Below is the application:

Citizen Police Academy Application by DanLibon on Scribd

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