WPD Community Police Academy starts March 21

The Westlake Police Department is bringing back its hands-on course about police procedures. The deadline to apply for the Community Police Academy is March 14.

The Westlake Police Department’s Community Police Academy, an 11-week police discovery program, will be held on Wednesdays, March 21-May 30, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. The free course covers police procedures and provides hands-on instruction from department personnel, including patrol and traffic operations, SWAT, self-defense and firearms training, crime scene processing, and more.

The application deadline is Wednesday, March 14. Preference is given to applicants who live or work in Westlake but is open to all. The brochure/application and more details are available at www.cityofwestlake.org/Police-Academy.