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Citizens Academy and Teen Police Academy Citizens Academy. The Apple Valley Police Department sponsors a Citizens Academy in the late winter/early spring of the year. The eight-week academy is offered to Apple Valley residents and business people. The objective of the academy is to advance a better understanding of policing in Apple Valley and to foster a closer relationship and partnership with the community. Topics covered over the course of the academy are drunk and drugged driving, school programs, domestic assault, investigations, SWAT operations, Dakota County Drug Task Force, use of force issues, and crime prevention. In addition to lecture presentations, participants ride with an officer, participate in and observe the DWI arrest process, and experience mock traffic stops. There are no fees associated with the Academy. Limited registration is open to anyone over the age of 18 who either lives or works in Apple Valley and has not attended an Apple Valley Citizens Academy within the last 5 years. Criminal background checks will be conducted on all applicants. See video on Citizens Academy >>> The Apple Valley Police Department is again accepting applications for their Citizen's Academy. The Academy runs Tuesday evenings from April 1 to May 13, 2008 from 6:30 p.m.. to 9 p.m. and is open to anyone who lives or works in the city of Apple Valley 18 years of age or older. The Academy gives an inside look at the department with topics such as DUI enforcement, traffic stops, crime scene investigation, Drug Task Force, SWAT, and much, much more. Teen Police Academy. The Apple Valley Police Department is hosting its third Teen Police Academy in 2007. The Academy provides an inside look at the operation and services of the police department. Topics for the five-week course will include DUI enforcement, routine traffic stops, judicial process, police investigations, communications/ 911, crime scene investigation and many more. There are no fees associated with the Academy and registration is open to anyone between the ages of 14 and 18 who either lives or attends high school in Apple Valley. For more information, please contact the Police Department at (952) 953-2700. Citizen's Academy 2008 Information
Citizen's Academy 2008 Application
Form Teen Citizen's Academy 2007 Information
Teen Citizen's Academy 2007
Application Form Content updated on: 27-Feb-2008
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