The Lewiston Police Department is hosting its 25th annual Citizens Police Academy. The academy will start on March 17th and continue to May 19th. This academy is held every Tuesday from 6 to 9 at the Lewiston Police Training Center, 2419 16th Avenue, in Lewiston. There is no cost to the student for this academy and all attendees need to be at least 18 years old. If you have any questions, please contact Lieutenant Rick Fuentes at 208-746-0171
The Citizens Police Academy provides a mechanism for
informing the public about the criminal justice system,
crime prevention and a means to strengthen the citizen-police partnership in hopes to make the community a safer place to live. The overall goal is to inform citizens so they have a better understanding of police work by explaining the operations, training, procedures,
equipment, calls for service and investigations of the Lewiston Police Department.
The curriculum includes an overview of the police department, enhanced 911 system, station tour, patrol procedures, crime scene investigations, drug
enforcement, support services, hiring and recruitment, School Resource Program, SWAT Team, firearms procedures, and several other department programs,
procedures and basic training. There will be many hands-on presentations including firearms familiarization, investigations, operations planning and a 10-hour Ride-Along with a Lewiston Police officer. Due to the sensitive nature of the material and ride-along, a safety/background check and fingerprints will be completed on all applicants prior to acceptance into the class.
The class schedule will be as follows:
March 17th
March 31st
April 7th
April 14th
April 21st
April 28th
May 4th
May 12th
May 16th
May 19th (Graduation).
May 16th times will be determined at a later date. All the other class times will be from 6PM to 9PM. It is our goal that you commit to attending all classes for the academy, though we understand that conflicts do arise. You may pick up an application at the Lewiston Police Department located at 1224 F Street. You may also go to the Lewiston Police Department website to get a copy of the application. All applications need to be hand-delivered or mailed to the Lewiston Police Department at 1224 F Street, Lewiston ID 83501. The applications must be received by March 1, 2020. If you have any questions, please contact Lieutenant Rick Fuentes at 208-746-0171 or send him an email:
rfuentes@cityoflewiston.org. The attendees will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis with 25 seats available.
