Shreveport Police Dept.

Date: July 16, 2009

Phone: (318) 525-5066 Fax: (318) 673-6933

Contact: Cpl. Bill Goodin, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Citizen’s Police Academy to begin

The Shreveport Police Department is currently taking applications for the Citizen’s Police Academy which will begin on Tuesday, August 4, 2009.

The Citizen’s Police Academy is an action packed and informative course where participants are given an inside view of the Shreveport Police Department. A wide range of topics will be discussed, including patrol procedures, special response teams, narcotics and gang investigations, crime scene investigations, internal affairs procedures, and use of force procedures.

“Trainees” will participate in hands on practical exercises involving traffic stops, building searches, and the proper use of firearms. Participants are also encouraged to ride along with a Shreveport police officer and observe first hand a day in the life of a patrol officer. Classes will meet on Tuesday evenings from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. and will be held at the Shreveport Fire and Police Regional Training Academy located at 6440 Greenwood Road. This is the second Citizen’s Police Academy to be held this year and will run from Aug 4^th to Oct 6^th.

Applications for the classes can be obtained from the Shreveport Police Department's Community Oriented Policing Bureau, located in the Shreveport Police Complex at 1234 Texas Ave., or by contacting Sgt. Keith Grant at 673-6950.

The media is encouraged to cover these classes.

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