January - March 2019
Laguna Niguel
Neighborhood News
CITY OF LAGUNA NIGUEL • LAGUNA NIGUEL POLICE SERVICES COMMUNITY PUBLICATION
Laguna Niguel Citizens’ Academy – Class 23 begins Feb. 2019
Laguna Niguel Police
Services is proud to
offer a Citizens' Police
Academy to members
of the community. This
engaging and informative
program is designed to
increase understanding of
the Sheriff’s Department
operations and to allow
community members
the opportunity to
interact with our outstanding personnel. Topics covered
include K9 Program, CSI, Dispatch, narcotics, traffic laws,
firearms, investigations, and much more.
Students will participate in informative classroom-style
presentations as well as practical demonstrations with
a variety of Sheriff’s Department personnel. Activities
include a dispatch facility tour, jail tour, simulated car
stop exercise, firearms instruction in the shooting range,
fingerprinting and crime scene investigation, and a tour
of the coroners’ facility. Each student will also be given
the opportunity to go on one, four-hour, ride-along with a
Deputy during the course of the Academy.
Instructors are drawn
from all areas in the
Department. Students
meet the Chief of
Police, managers,
supervisors, patrol
officers, investigators,
dispatchers, and other
department employees.
We encourage students to ask questions and express their
concerns about pertinent issues. A goal of the Citizens'
Police Academy is to increase understanding between our
citizens and the Sheriff’s Department, and to enhance the
strong relationships we have with the community.
While the Academy will give students a better
understanding of how the Sheriff’s Department is
organized, the services we provide, and how we serve
the community, it is not based on a traditional police
academy. The program is not designed to prepare
students to be police officers or provide training in the
field of law enforcement. A typical Citizens' Academy
class is made up of
24 students of all age
groups, and instructors
will accommodate any
physical limitations.
Schedule
The Academy is 15 weeks
long, with one three-hour
class each Wednesday
from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The
Academy culminates in a graduation ceremony in Week
15, which family are welcome to attend. All classes, with
the exception of tours, are held in the Community Room
located inside City Hall (30111 Crown Valley Parkway).
Spring 2019 (Class 23), February 27 through June 5 --
Now Accepting Applications
For an application, visit our website at
www.cityoflagunaniguel.com. For more information
contact Crime Prevention Specialist Kimberly Sawyer
at 949-362-4305.
CITY COUNCIL
John Mark Jennings, Mayor
Laurie Davies, Mayor Pro Tem
Elaine Gennawey, Council Member
Fred Minagar, Council Member
Sandy Rains, Council Member
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