Want To See What It's Like To Be A Barnegat Cop?

BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, NJ – What's it like to be a Barnegat police officer?

You can find out if you apply and are accepted to the Barnegat Township Citizen’s Police Academy coming up in September and running through the fall.

"The Academy is not designed to certify and train community members as law enforcement officers, but rather to allow the community to better understand the function of the police department," according to the department's Facebook page.

Participants will attend classes in patrol, narcotics, fraud/ID theft, traffic stops, use of force and more, all while meeting and working closely with real Barnegat Township police officers.

The program is open to any adult Barnegat resident who is selected to attend. The academy is open to 25 participants who will be selected on a first come/first served basis. Applications for the class are available online or at police headquarters and must be returned by Friday, Aug. 17.

Applications can be emailed to purcell372@barnegat.net or turned in at police headquarters to Patrolman Jim Purcell. Here is the application link: http://barnegatpolice.com/…/…/Citizen-Police-Academy-App.pdf

The classes will be held each week from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursdays. The first class starts on Sept. 6 and the last class is on Nov. 8.

Logo: Courtesy of Barnegat Township police department