Applications for the 2016 Citizen Police Academy open

The North Liberty Police Department, in cooperation with the Johnson County Sheriff and the police departments of the University of Iowa, Coralville and Iowa City, are offering the 19th annual Citizens Police Academy with the goal of promoting a better relationship between law enforcement and the community it serves through education and hands-on learning. Training includes department tours and ride-alongs, defensive tactics, evidence collection, drug investigation, and many other areas of enforcement and operations.
The academy cost $25 to cover materials and meets weekly on Mondays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. for 11 weeks beginning Jan. 25, 2016 through graduation on April 18, at the Johnson County Emergency Communications Center, 4529 Melrose Ave. in Iowa City. Classes will cover dispatch, crime scene investigation, use of force and defensive tactics, drug investigation, gangs, collision investigation, rescue, K9 officers, SWAT and bomb squads, firearms and tasers, probation and parole, jail alternatives, police officer selection and training, and other subjects.
Space is limited  and applications  are due by 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. For more information, visit the Citizens Police Academy page or contact Officer Mitch Seymour through e-mail or by phone at (319) 626-5724.