HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-02-24 - Training - Free Citizens Police Academy (Application Due 2/24/15)Did you know that the
Tukwila Police Department
responded to 27,455
calls for service, and wrote
9,280 case reports in 2013?
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Have you ever wondered why the
Police do the things they do?
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Have you ever wanted to talk to
a police officer about his or her
experience as a law enforcement
officer in your community?
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What does it take to become
a police officer?
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If you are interested in
the answers to these questions
and would like to know more,
you should consider attending the
Tukwila Citizens' Police Academy.
To register for the
Citizens' Academy,
please pick up an application
from the front desk at the
Police Department, or download
one from the City's website:
TukwilaWA.gov/Police/
PDCrimeP.html
Return the completed application
to Chris Portman at the
Police Department
no later than February 24, 2015
Tukwila Police Department
6200 Southcenter Blvd
Tukwila, WA 98188
Academy Coordinator:
Chris Partman
Phone: 206 -431 -2197
E -mail:
C. Partman@TukwilaWA.gov
Winter /Spring 2015
Citizens'
Police
Academy
To be held on Wednesdays,
March 4 - May 20
from 6:30 to 9:00PM
Tukwila Police
Department
A world -class police department
delivering professional
law enforcement service
WHAT IS CITIZENS' ACADEMY?
It's a 12- session program providing
Tukwila residents and merchants
with first -hand information about
the operations of Tukwila's Police
Department. This program is
designed to strengthen working
relationships vital to problem -
solving and quality -of -life issues in
our community. There is NO COST
to attend this class.
WHO CAN ATTEND?
Applicants must be at least 16 years
old, live or work in Tukwila, and
have no felony convictions or out-
standing warrants. All applicants
are subject to a background check.
A valid driver's license is required
to participate in the emergency
vehicle driving exercise.
Class size is limited, and only those
who pre- register will be permitted
to attend. If you will be under 18
years of age at the beginning of the
Academy, please call Chris Partman
at 206 - 431 -2197.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
Police officers and other experts
teach the session in their particular
area of specialty. Topics include:
• Criminal and civil law
• Investigative procedures
• Patrol procedures
• Narcotics enforcement
• 9 -1 -1 communications
• Adult and juvenile courts
• SWAT
• Emergency vehicle operations
• Firearms training
- and more!
Several hands -on sessions are
planned so that participants have
the opportunity to see first -hand
what officers are exposed to
on a daily basis.
WHEN IS THE ACADEMY?
Beginning March 4, 2015,
the Academy classes will be
held on Wednesday evenings
from 6:30 to 9:OOPM.
Graduation will be on
Wednesday, May 20.
There will be one Saturday class
(firearms and driving exercises)
on a date to be determined and
posted closer to the start of class.
WHERE WILL THE CLASSES
TAKE PLACE?
Classes will be held at
Foster High School, located at
4242 South 144th Street in Tukwila.