The 2024 Wellesley Police Department Citizen Police Academy begins on Wednesday, March 20.

Classes during this free 9-week course are held on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30PM in the Kingsbury Room at the Wellesley Police Department.

The deadline to apply is Feb. 28 (must be age 21+). Contact Officer Michael Pino (mpino@wellesleyma.gov) or Lt. Marie Cleary (mcleary@wellesleyma.gov) if interested in registering.

The Academy is designed to give participants an overview of the police department’s functions and operating procedures. Classes feature a combination of lectures, tours, demonstrations, and hands-on practice.

Topics covered include:

• E911 System & Dispatching
• Motor Vehicle Law/Operating Under the Influence
• Domestic Violence
• Interview & Interrogation/Witness Identification
• Narcotics Investigation
• Computer/Internet Crimes
• Criminal Law
• Crime Prevention
• Crime Scene Search/Evidence Processing
• Defensive Equipment/Procedures and more

Participants also have a chance to ride along in a police cruiser with an officer after all classes have been completed.

(One recent grad shared his thoughts after going through the spring edition of the academy.)

Please send tips, photos, ideas to theswellesleyreport@gmail.com