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[Alan Henney]

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Subject: Applications Being Accepted for Police Citizen Academy


Applications being accepted for the MCP Citizen Academy




      DEPARTMENT OF POLICE

      MEDIA SERVICES DIVISION

      2350 RESEARCH BOULEVARD    ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND   20850-3294




      For Immediate Release
              For More Information:

      June 3, 2011
     Media Services Division




Applications are Being Accepted for the Montgomery County Police Citizen
Academy



            The Montgomery County Police Department is currently accepting
applications for future sessions of their Citizen Academy.  The program is
free, but participants must be 18 years of age or older and either live or
work in Montgomery County.



            Participants who are selected for the program are required to
attend 14 of the 18 classes to be eligible for graduation.  Some of the
topics covered include:  firearm safety, Maryland traffic law, investigating
major crimes, drug identification, scams and fraud, prostitution,
forensics/crime lab, physical/sexual child abuse, a canine demonstration,
DUI/underage drinking, and the procedures of the Emergency Response Team.
Academy members have the option of touring the Montgomery County Detention
Center, the Emergency Communications Center, and participating in a
ride-along with a police officer.



            The first Citizen Academy was held in January of 1994.  It was
developed as an extension of the department's community policing efforts.
Community members who went through the program came out with a greater
awareness of the functions of the police department, the various roles of
police officers, and a better understanding of why and how officers do their
jobs.



            Each year two sessions (fall and spring) of the Citizen Academy
are held at the Public Safety Training Academy located at 9710 Great Seneca
Highway in Rockville.  Classes are offered on Tuesday evenings from 7:00
p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for 18 consecutive weeks.



            The 2011 fall session of the Citizen Academy is scheduled to
begin in September.  The 2012 spring session of the Citizen Academy begins
in March.  Those interested in learning more about the Citizen Academy or in
downloading an application should go to the Montgomery County Police
website:  www.montgomerycountymd.gov/police on the "Training and Education
Division" homepage under the Management Services Division of "Division and
Stations." Questions can be answered by Officer Michele Smith at
Michele.Smith at montgomerycountymd.gov or at 301-840-2771.



            A graduation ceremony for this year's spring session, Session
40, of the Citizen's Academy will be held at the Public Safety Training
Academy on Tuesday, July 5, at 7:00 p.m.



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