Sheriff To Host Junior Police Academy, D.A.R.E Program In Middlesex Co

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting tits4th annual D.A.R.E. program and Junior Police Academy this summer.

Due to an increased interest in the D.A.R.E. program, Sheriff Mildred Scott decided to implement a summer program for all children entering 5-6 grade and 7-8 grade in Middlesex County in the 2023-2024 school year. The 5th and 6th-grade program will run for two weeks, from Monday, July 10 to Friday, July 21, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The 7th and 8th grade program will run for two weeks, from Aug. 14 to Aug. 25.

The fee is $150 per child and will include a t-shirt, a ball cap, a water bottle, supplies and a graduation party at commencement. Our D.A.R.E. Jr. Police Academy class will be held at the Middlesex County Fire Academy, 1001 Fire Academy Drive, Sayreville. Jr.

Recruits will have to bring their own lunches and snacks, as well as their gym shorts and sneakers. The daily routine will include roll call, platoon formation, D.A.R.E. lessons, lunch, drill, multiple demos and police lessons, and daily physical training. Seats to the program are limited to 50. Contact Brittney Brodniak for applications and more information: Brittney.Brodniak@co.middlesex.nj.us Phone: 732-745-3375