Police Set For Next Citizens’ Academy

If you talk to anyone that has graduated from one of the citizens’ academies offered by the City of Fishers, each person will tell you it was a great time and a lot was learned in the experience.

The Fishers Police Department is taking applications for its 36th Citizens Police Academy class.

The Academy is scheduled for 12 weeks and offers “police style” training to area citizens.  Some of the training will include: Crime Prevention/Neighborhood Watch, Bicycle Patrol, Criminal Law, Police Canine, Traffic Stops, Weapons Familiarization, Self Defense, Criminal Investigations, Evidence Collection, and Narcotics. The instructors will be police officers from the Fishers Police Department.   Participants in the Citizen’s Academy are eligible to complete a ride along with an on- duty Fishers Police Officer.

Our spring 2019 Citizen’s Police Academy will be held at the Fishers Police Department every Wednesdaynight from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. starting February 20, 2019. The academy will be open to individuals who reside or are employed in the Hamilton Southeastern School District.  You must be sixteen years old or older to participate in the Citizen’s Academy.

It is the Police Department’s goal to build on the relationships already established in the community. The Citizen’s Academy consists of classroom and hands on training that will allow citizens to interact and become more familiar with the tasks that are assigned to a police officer.

Apply online at www.fishers.in.us/police  or apply in person at the Fishers Police Department.  Applications will be accepted until February 11th.  If you have any questions contact Officer Rob Thompson at thompsonr@fishers.in.us  or (317) 595-3300.