Petaluma Police announce the start of the Fall Community Academy
For Immediate Release
Date: October 8, 2015
Issued By:
Sergeant Marty Frye, Petaluma PD, 707.778.4372, email: [email protected]
PETALUMA POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THE START OF THE FALL COMMUNITY ACADEMY
The Petaluma Police Department would like to announce our fall session of the Community Academy. The fall session is scheduled to begin on November 10th and will finish in January 2016 with a break for the Christmas holidays.
The Community Academy is a 10 week course that provides community members with an inside view of their police department and its operations. The class meets once a week at the police department on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 9 pm. There will be one Saturday class at the regional police academy in Windsor.
The Community Academy offers community members an inside look at police operations and how their police department is structured. Participants will have the opportunity to meet and interact with the Chief of Police, Command Staff, Police Officers, and Civilian Personnel within the police department.
Community Academy participants will have the opportunity to schedule a ride-a-long with a police officer to experience police work first-hand.
This program is not designed for police officer candidates. It is an overview of the police department operations for members of the community.
Who may attend the Community Academy?
Individuals living or working in Petaluma will be given priority. Persons living outside Petaluma may be accepted based on available space with Chief of Police approval.
Must be at least 18 years of age and have no felony convictions. Participants should commit to attending at least 9 of the 10 weekly sessions.
All applications are subject to approval by the Chief of Police. All applicants are subject to a basic records check prior to acceptance for the course.
Application
If the Community Academy sounds exciting to you, please fill out the application form and mail it to the police department, or drop the application off at the Petaluma Police Department front counter. All applicants will be notified personally of the status of their application prior to the start of the next session. Applications are available on the police department website:
http://www.cityofpetaluma.net/police/index.html
Address/Location
Petaluma Police Department
969 Petaluma Blvd N
Petaluma, CA 94952
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 707-778-4372
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