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McAllen Police Department Hosting Next Citizens’ Police Academy

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Applications being accepted until July 26, 2024

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The McAllen Police Department is now accepting applications for its next Citizens’ Police Academy.  Starting August 15 and running through October 16, 2024,the 10-week academy will meet every Thursday evening from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.  There is no cost to apply and selected applicants must be 21 years of age or older; able to attend all classes; work or reside in McAllen; and turn in a completed application by Friday, July 26, 2024.

“The Citizens’ Police Academy is a program designed to provide the members of our community with acomprehensive introduction to the McAllen Police Department,” said McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez.  “It is my belief that a community that knows its public safety resources is a safer community.  Relationships that result from Citizen Police Academies have never been more important in our country than they are today.  I encourage every member of our community to apply and find out more about how the McAllen Police Department works.”

Topics covered will include police firearms orientation; patrol procedures; police ride-along; juvenile law and procedures; and additional areas of police instruction.

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Applications are available at the McAllen Police Department, 1601 N. Bicentennial Blvd; the Garza-Chavez Police Community Network Center, 2901 Olga Ave.; and the Northwest Police Community Network Center, 2800 Oxford Ave.  For more information, contact the McAllen Police Department Office of Community Affairs at (956) 681-2120.

This next academy will be the 18th McAllen PD Citizens’ Police Academy.

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