Citizen Police Academy Class Starts in February

Citizen Police Academy Class Starts in February

The San Marcos Police Department will begin its Spring Citizen Police Academy classes on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015 in the auditorium at the San Marcos Police Department, located at 2300 S IH-35.

The Citizen Police Academy is a 14-week program designed to create a closer relationship between the San Marcos Police Department and the citizens that it serves. The academy meets once a week on Thursdays from 6 – 9 p.m.

Applications are available at the Police Department or online at the City’s website, http://www.sanmarcostx.gov/cpa. Candidates must be 18 years old and work, live in or own a business in San Marcos. Completed applications must be dropped off at the Police Department Records Division by Monday, Feb. 2, 2015.

Citizens will learn details of the police department operations, starting with the hiring process, officer selection, and the background investigations officers must pass before being hired.

Topics include internal affairs and how citizen complaints are handled, Texas Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure, the San Marcos Police Department policy and regulations that officers must adhere to, use of force, patrol, K-9, SWAT, DWIs, narcotics, communications/911, criminal investigations, juvenile and school resource officers, polygraph, evidence, victims service and CRASE (Citizen Response to Active Shooter Events). The instruction goes beyond the classroom when students receive instruction at the shooting range and driving track.

For more information, contact Cpl. Laray Taylor at 512.754.2270 or ltaylor@sanmarcostx.gov