Peabody Opens Enrollment For Citizens Police Academy

From Peabody PD: The Peabody Police Department will be hosting its 8th Citizens Academy starting on Wednesday,April 3, 2019. The classes will be held each Wednesday from 6pm-9pm through June 5, 2019.

The application deadline for this class is Friday, March 29, 2019. Several topics will be covered in the academy including, but not limited to, terrorism, the legal process, motor vehicle law, patrol procedures, domestic violence and Investigations. The program also includes a firearms class where students will have the opportunity to shoot various weapons at our indoor firing range, participate in motor vehicle stop scenarios, and take a tour of the Middleton House of Corrections. “The Citizen’s Academy allows residents to become much more familiar with the inner workings of the Peabody Police Department,” said Police Chief Tom Griffin. “Participants gain an entirely different perspective into the community in which they live when they learn to see things through the eyes of a police officer.”

The instructors for the academy include members of the Peabody Police Department, the Essex County District Attorney’s office, The Massachusetts State Police, and the Peabody Healthy Collaborative. All instructors are well versed in their subject matter and they strongly encourage class participation.

“We hope and expect that participants will graduate from the Citizen’s Academy with a new found appreciation for what we as police officers do,” said Captain Scott Richards who is spearheading the Academy. “Participants will finish with a good deal of first-hand knowledge of how the Department operates. It will be a real eye opener.” You can apply for the Citizen Academy by picking up an application at the police station or by downloading the application from the Peabody Police Department web site, www.peabodypolice.org.

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