Darien Police Officer To Attend FBI National Academy

DARIEN, CT — One of Darien's own is heading to the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy in Quantico, Va.

The Darien Police Department and the Darien Police Commission recently announced that Field Services Captain Jeremiah P. Marron Jr. will attend the academy for 10 weeks.

According to the FBI's website, the academy "is a professional course of study for U.S. and international law enforcement managers nominated by their agency heads because of demonstrated leadership qualities."

The 10-week program provides coursework in intelligence theory, terrorism and terrorist mindsets, management science, law, behavioral science, law enforcement communication and forensic science.

The course "serves to improve the administration of justice in police departments and agencies at home and abroad and to raise law enforcement standards, knowledge, and cooperation worldwide," the FBI's website says.

Less than 1 percent of all law enforcement officers in the United States are selected to go to the academy during their careers, First Selectman Monica McNally said in her biweekly newsletter.

Marron Jr. joins a short list of Darien Police Department officers, including his father, the late Capt. Jeremiah P. Marron Sr., and the current Darien Police Chief Donald B. Anderson.

The cost of attendance at the FBI National Academy is fully funded by the United States Department of Justice.