2008 Citizens Academy
The next Citizens Academy will be held at the Clover Hill Police Support Facility, 2730 Hicks Road on Sept. 11. Classes will be held every Thursday from 6:30 -10 p.m.
Through the Citizens Academy, you will learn about the things the Chesterfield County Police Department does to make our community a safer place to live, work, and play. You will also have many opportunities to ask those often wondered questions and receive answers that will be beneficial to both you and the community.
The Citizens Academy is more than just a series of lectures. It includes visual presentations, question and answer sessions, tours, and a variety of practical exercises you will participate in. You will tour department headquarters and observe communication officers handling 911 calls in the Emergency Communications Center. You will watch a police K-9 dog search for drugs, and conduct simulated felony traffic stops. You will learn about specialized units such as our bicycle and motorcycle patrols and the Emergency Response Team. Members will participate in practical exercises such as dusting for latent fingerprints and drawing a crime scene diagram with the Forensics Unit. Instructors will discuss criminal law and traffic law, identity theft and fraud and crime prevention. If you choose to, you can even ride along with an officer as he or she patrols his or her assigned area.
We believe the graduates of our Citizens Academy play an important partner role in helping us ensure that Chesterfield County is the safest and most secure community of its size in the U.S.
To apply, you must fill out and sign an application.
You may download and print the application form at CitizensAcademyApplication.pdf.
Mail Form To:
Attn: Citizens Academy Coordinator
Clover Hill Police Support Facility
2730 Hicks Road
Richmond, VA 23235
Senior Citizen Academy - May 13, 2008
The Chesterfield County Police Department Senior Citizen Academy invites you to be a part of its new 10-week program. Classes begin May 13 at the Clover Hill Police Facility, 2730 Hicks Road. Applications are now being accepted.
The program’s curriculum will focus on public safety and crime-related issues that can affect the senior community. Students also will learn about the daily operations of the police department. Class topics include personal safety, crime prevention methods, identity theft, fraud, emergency communications, special response teams, domestic terrorism, investigations and the Crime Solvers program.
The program is free to citizens 55 years old or older who reside, work, own a business or belong to a civic organization in Chesterfield County. Class size is limited to 25 students. The registration deadline is to be announced. You may download and print the application form at CitizensAcademyApplication.pdf. For more information, contact Sgt. Dave Deringer at 318-8687 or deringerd@chesterfield.gov, or Crime Prevention Officer David Zeheb at 318-8692 or Zehebd@chesterfield.gov .
To apply, you must fill out and sign an application.
Mail Form To:
Attn: Citizens Academy Coordinator
Clover Hill Police Support Facility
2730 Hicks Road
Richmond, VA 23235
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