2017 marks the 16th year the Fishers Police Academy will be available to those 13 years of age and older. This year’s academy will be held at Riverside Junior High, July 17th-21st. Youngsters may be dropped off at 9:00am and picked up at 3:30 pm each day.
This is a chance for teens to learn more about the local police department, and includes both classroom and physical training. This is also a chance for local junior high & high schoolers to better understand how and local police officers go about their business each day.
There are only 40 spots available. Each person signing-up must go through a screening process. If you are interested, contact Officer Cory Robinson at robinsonc@fishers.in.us and the screening process can begin. Once the 40 spots are filled, that’s it.
Below is the full news release from the Fishers Police Department:
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The 16th annual Fishers Police Department Teen Academy will be held July 17th – 21st in conjunction with the Fishers YMCA. This year’s academy will be held at Riverside Junior High in Fishers. The academy is one week of law enforcement type training that will allow teens to better understand how law enforcement works. The academy will also allow teens to get to know several officers through a variety of social activities.
Each day will begin at 9:00am. The teens will start each day with physical exercise. The students will then attend classroom training followed by practical hands on skills to reinforce the lesson of the day. Each day will conclude with a social activity between officers and students. Parents can pick up their teen at 3:30pm.
The purpose of the academy is to allow teens to better understand police officers and to strengthen the relationship between the police department and the community. Officers will teach blocks of instruction on various topics such as making traffic stops, meeting our K-9 units and learning how they work with police, learning about the Fishers Dive Team, meeting our Crime Scene Investigators, learning about Internet Safety and much more. Students will have classroom instruction as well as practical “role play” training each day.
The academy is open to any applicant 13 years of age or older. Applicants must be enrolled in a junior high or high school in Fishers. Each applicant is subject to a screening process and therefore walk-ins will not be allowed. We only have 40 spots available for this year’s academy! If you are interested, please contact Officer Cory Robinson at robinsonc@fishers.in.us to begin the screening process.