The Chatham-Kent Police Service (CKPS) is once again offering the Citizen’s Police Academy program beginning March 6.
The academy is a program offered by the CKPS to enhance the partnership between the citizens of our community and their Police Service through an interactive educational opportunity.
The academy consists of 12 classes, which will be held every Wednesday night from 6:30 p.m. until 10 p.m.
Seniors are encouraged to attend.
Classes involve presentations and demonstrations by the chief of police, drugs and street crime, major crime investigation, identification and forensics, crime prevention, the Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT), traffic plus several other units within the service.
The subjects taught are intended to make participants familiar with the operation of the CKPS. The course is not intended to train people to be police officers.
All “Citizen Academy” students will be afforded the opportunity to participate in a ride-along with a community patrol officer. Participants will be required to sign a waiver prior to the ride-along.
Participants must be of good moral character, subject of a background investigation, and be 19 years of age or older.
Interested members of the public are asked to complete a Citizen’s Police Academy application form accompanied with a copy of photo identification. Forms can be obtained online at www.ckpolice.com or at the front counter of each service centre in the municipality, including the front desk at police headquarters.
Applications will be accepted up until Feb. 22.
Only successful candidates will be contacted.
Anyone with questions or concerns, are asked to contact Sgt. Shawn Mungar at shawnm@chatham-kent.ca or Const. Ken Lauzon at kenla@chatham-kent.ca.
