Crime & Safety

Ridgefield Police Graduate Junior Academy Class of 2018

This is the fifteenth consecutive year the JPA has been held.

RIDGEFIELD, CT -- The Police Department graduated the 2018 class of their Junior Police Academy (JPA) this week.

The JPA is a week-long program held in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Ridgefield in which residents ages 8-15 come to police headquarters and learn about what police officers do. A variety of topics are covered to include- crime scene investigation, accident reconstruction, laser/radar, Police K-9 and more. This is the fifteenth consecutive year the JPA has been held.

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