Citizens Police Academy rescheduled; classes begin April 5

The Hot Springs Police Department has rescheduled its 2012 Citizens Police Academy, with the first class slated for Thursday, April 5.

The course, offered free of charge, familiarizes Hot Springs residents with the inner workings of the police department and builds partnerships in serving and protecting the community. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with members of the S.W.A.T. team and detectives, learn about patrol functions, departmental structure and search and seizure, and ride along with a police officer. The class will meet for eight weeks on Thursday nights from 6 to 9 p.m. in the police station’s large classroom. Each applicant is subject to a thorough background check before being granted entry into the class, which is limited to city residents only.

Applications may be picked up at the police department front desk or printed from the police department’s page on the City of Hot Springs’ Web site at www.hotspringspolice.com . Applications will be accepted until Friday, March 30. For information, contact the HSPD Public Information Office at 321-6789, extension 6740 or 6734.