Applications being taken for Citizen’s Police Academy

WEST CHESTER » Applications are now being accepted for Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department’s Citizen’s Police Academy.

Academy participants will attend one night a week (Tuesday) for approximately three hours per night for a period of 13 weeks. The next Citizens Police Academy classes will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department located at 1041 Wilmington Pike, West Chester. Topics will include: • Police Patrol Operations;

• Criminal Investigations and Crime Scene Processing;

The next Citizens Police Academy classes will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 4.

• CPR and First Aid Certification;

• The Court System and Mock Preliminary Hearing;

• Traffic Enforcement/ Accident Investigation and Reconstruction/Commercial Vehicles;

• Community Policing, Safe Schools and Active Shooter overview; • 911 Operations Center; • Drug Law Enforcement and the Opioid Crisis.

Requirements for participation and completion of the Citizens Police Academy:

• Applicants must be 18 years of age;

• Applicants must submit an application;

• Applicants will be subject to a complete background check (criminal history/driving history) and each application will be confidentially reviewed/ approved by the Chief.

A $27 dollar non-refundable processing fee is due at the time the application is submitted to cover costs associated with the CPR/First Aid certification.

For more information or to receive an application contact the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department at 610-692-9600 or by email: cpa@wegopd.org.