Citizen Police Academy Starts March 22

The Citizen Police Academy is a 12-week course designed to educate the community about police protocol and procedure. The academy is taught by police officers and provides citizens an inside view of the daily activities of the Georgetown Police Department. The curriculum includes the history of policing, laws and code of criminal procedure, criminal and accident investigations, lethal and less-lethal weapons, crime scene investigations, officer safety, and the court system.

Classes start on Thursday, March 22 and end with a graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 7. All classes start promptly at 6:30 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. The first class will be held in the training room of the Georgetown Communications and Technology building at 510 W. Ninth Street, which is south of the old library at the corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. and W. Ninth streets (see location map below).

Applications are available at the Georgetown Police Department at 809 Martin Luther King, Jr. Street or online at files.georgetown.org/citizens-police-academy-application. Completed applications should be returned to the Georgetown Police Department as indicated on the form. The deadline for application is March 16.

A background check will be conducted on all applicants. No one under the age of 18 is eligible to apply. All applicants will be notified of acceptance. For additional information or questions, call (512) 930-8457. Please leave a message and your call will be returned.