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Sergeant invites council to Citizens Police Academy; council discusses having an officer at city meetings
Summary
Sergeant Josh McGeorge invited councilors to participate in the Pataskala Citizens Police Academy starting Sept. 24, and several council members discussed adding an on-site officer presence for meetings because of recent national incidents and local safety concerns.
Sergeant Josh McGeorge, the police department’s liaison to its alumni association, invited Pataskala council members to join the Pataskala Citizens Police Academy, a 10-week program starting Sept. 24 that meets Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. McGeorge said the academy covers patrol operations, investigations, defensive tactics, community outreach and specialty demonstrations such as K-9 and DUI response, and he highlighted the alumni association’s role raising funds for the department’s Shop with a Cop program.
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