New Citizens Police Academy session to start

The upcoming session of the Homewood Citizens Police Academy will begin in April.

The first session is scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, and the seven additional sessions will run on consecutive Tuesday nights. The academy culminates in a firearms range session on May 23 and tactical demonstration/graduation on May 27.

The Citizens Police Academy was first started in the mid-1990s by the Homewood Police Department as a means of providing the community a connection with the police department. The program allows citizens to witness the way the HPD handles the responsibilities of security and community service on a day-to-day basis.

Through presentations and demonstrations by the officers, participants will learn techniques and resources officers use to train for duty, from traffic stops to drug enforcement.

Topics covered include a departmental overview, budget, officer selection, tour of headquarters, patrol, communications, corrections, jail, traffic stops, arrests, investigations, narcotics, tactical team demonstration and a range day where participates will be able to shoot various police department weapons.

For an application and class schedule, contact call 332-6864 or email eric.hampton@homewoodal.org or ken.atkinson@homewoodal.org.