Crime & Safety
Somerset County Youth Police Week: Sign Up Now
Any teen high school student in the county interested in police work, or building a relationship with police, is encouraged to sign up.
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — The Somerset County prosecutor's office and others are sponsoring a five-day "Police Youth Week" at the Somerset County Police Academy this July, giving kids a chance to see into the world of law enforcement.
It will run July 15 to 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The purpose is to introduce high school students to the career field and to "develop positive interaction between students and members of the law enforcement community," a prosecutor's office release says.
Participants will go through classroom and practical exercises. They design it to be cumulative, so kids who've gone in previous years will learn more, but first-timers are highly encouraged as well.
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Kids who are about to go into ninth grade, all the way up to graduating high school seniors, are welcome to sign up. They just have to go to a secondary school in Somerset County.
The program has been running since 1996.
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To register (deadline June 28) visit the Police Academy website. Click "Community Events" and then "Police Youth Week."
The address for the academuy is 402 Roycefield Rd., Hillsborough.
For more questions, contact Det. Sgt. William Brown at wbrown@co.somerset.nj.us or 908-541-5035.
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