2010 Citizens’ Police Academy
The Simsbury Police Department will be hosting its tenth annual Citizens’ Police Academy starting in February and finishing in April. Classes will be evenings from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Classes will be held on Thursday evenings at the Simsbury Police Department. Chief Peter N. Ingvertsen wishes to invite Simsbury residents and business owners, who are twenty-one (21) years of age or older, to apply. The class size will be restricted to fifteen (15) individuals.
The Citizens’ Police Academy is designed to enhance awareness and allow citizens to participate with their police officers. The Department will obtain feedback and use the ideas gathered during these sessions to make the department more responsive to the community’s needs.
This is your opportunity to interact with your department and share ideas with the officers who serve your community.
Some of the subjects that will be discussed during the ten (10) week Academy are: Arrest Procedures, Accident Investigations, Use of Force, Firearms, Emergency Services Teams, Drug Enforcement Investigations, Crime Scene Investigations and Motor Vehicle Laws.
Those interested may obtain applications from the Simsbury Police Department; 933 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT. Applications are available on this site. The deadline is January 25, 2010. Please submit applications to Community Services Officer John Mimnaugh.
Contact Patrolman First Class John Mimnaugh at (860) 658-3131 for questions or details about the academy.
Below is a sample class schedule:
Sample Schedule of Events
Week 1 - Introductions, Overview, Department History, Communications and a Tour of Facility
Week 2 - Recruitment Process, Youth Services, Community Services, School Resource Officer
Week 3 - Patrol Overview (with practical)
Week 4 - Use of Force, Animal Control Officer and K-9 Demonstration
Week 5 - Regional Emergency Services Units Overview (with practical)
Week 6 - Search & Seizure, Probable Cause, Significant Court Cases Overview
Week 7 - Detective Bureau (with practical) and Records Unit Overview
Week 8 - Firearms Demonstration
Week 9 - Judicial System Overview
Week 10 - Graduation Dinner
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