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Mount Vernon Police outlines Citizens Police Academy to start March; department seeks 10–15 participants
Summary
The police department presented a proposed Citizens Police Academy to run March–June with twice‑monthly sessions and ride‑along opportunities; the program is free, aimed at community engagement, and council members were invited to provide early feedback.
Sergeant Nick Murda, the department’s community engagement sergeant, presented a proposal for a Citizens Police Academy intended to help residents learn police operations, meet officers and see demonstrations of equipment and training.
Murda described the class schedule as four months long with sessions twice a month (second and last Thursdays) from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., beginning March 13 and concluding June 26. The academy will include a police‑department tour, cruiser and equipment demonstrations, a class on defensive…
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