Police Academy

SkinsChic · Post by **SkinsChic** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:36 am

I was wondering if anyone has ever attended a Citizen's Police Academy? I signed up in March and have attended two of 4 classes so far (missed two because of family emergency) and I'm going back tonight for my 3rd out of 12 classes. It is so interesting. It's 12 weeks long (every Thursday night - 6:30 - 9:30) Tonight we are covering Crime Scene Investigations - I can't wait. I regret having to miss Forensics last week though.

This is sponsored by the Anne Arundel County Police Department and is free to the public upon acceptance of your application. They do it to keep the public informed and hope that we spread the word and keep our neighborhoods aware of different laws, situations, etc.

On June 9 - we have a graduation, receive a class photo and a certificate.

I would suggest this course to anyone who has any interest in law enforcement, etc.

(what ? no emoticon with a police hat ??)

cvillehog · Post by **cvillehog** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:04 am

No, but I got my Honorary Beermaster certificate at Busch Gardens.

NC43Hog · Post by **NC43Hog** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:17 am

and here I thought this was a movie thread :hmm:

So do you get a badge . . . or gun????

Jake · Post by **Jake** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:27 am

NC43Hog wrote:So do you get a badge . . . or gun????

I hope not.

SkinsChic · Post by **SkinsChic** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:34 am

Hahaha....funny guys....no..no badge, no gun...but we DO get to fire paintball guns at the range and DRIVE a cop car - lights, sirens, etc !! Woo Hoo !

cvillehog · Post by **cvillehog** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:34 am

Do you get to drive a "drunk car" too?

SkinsChic · Post by **SkinsChic** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:49 pm

Ha....I'll ask tonight :-)

NC43Hog · Post by **NC43Hog** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:56 pm

"I know it's a paintball, but aim low anyway"

tcwest10 · Post by **tcwest10** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:48 pm

Hope the family emergency wasn't anything major, Ter...
Anyway, I signed up...My Associates Degree was supposed to give me a foot in the door.
My handicap left me in the cold though. They really stress the hearing and vision thing.
Got the t-shirt, though !

welch · Post by **welch** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 12:11 am

Good for you Terri,

from my friend who has his "dad badge". His son went to the NY police acacemy the same month mine went to boot camp. And now that former tean-aged squirt is a grown up police officer. He patrols central Brooklyn, and it's not fun when people want to spit at you for keeping the law.

Dont' let use tease you. Peace-insisting citizens make a neighborhood safe. When someone has to call the cops, it's already too late.

Well done.

Regards,

John

SkinsChic · Post by **SkinsChic** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:05 am

NC...you crack me up...

TC - it was a tough emergency but we made through AOK - thanks for asking.

Thanks Welch :-)

Now...last nite...in CSI Class...we went to crime scenes that were set up and yep..."Yours Truly" found the dead body while everyone else was still concentrating on the abandoned car !!

They also told us a sad story about 4 Canadian Mounties who were killed by one man who then shot himself. It was horrible and we saw a tribute to the fallen heroes and their funeral.
It was really sad.

Here's the story address - http://primetimecrime.com/Recent/Police/RCMP4Killed.htm

NC43Hog · Post by **NC43Hog** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:23 am

Glad everyone is ok SkinsChic.

All kidding aside - your doing a good thing.

SkinsChic · Post by **SkinsChic** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:30 am

Thanks NC

Justice Hog · Post by **Justice Hog** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:42 am

Hey, do you get to roust any hookers? Now that's fun! (I went on a "ride along" with a State Police buddy of mine and that's all we did all night.)

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 10:40 am

Justice Hog wrote:Hey, do you get to roust any hookers? Now that's fun! (I went on a "ride along" with a State Police buddy of mine and that's all we did all night.)

You and a cop went trolling for hookers while he was on duty? :shock:

Did the state pay or did you have to pay for it yourselves?

cvillehog · Post by **cvillehog** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:16 pm

JansenFan wrote:
Justice Hog wrote:Hey, do you get to roust any hookers? Now that's fun! (I went on a "ride along" with a State Police buddy of mine and that's all we did all night.)

You and a cop went trolling for hookers while he was on duty?

Did the state pay or did you have to pay for it yourselves?

It was a sting! :lol:

General Failure · Post by **General Failure** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:25 pm

JansenFan wrote:
Justice Hog wrote:Hey, do you get to roust any hookers? Now that's fun! (I went on a "ride along" with a State Police buddy of mine and that's all we did all night.)

You and a cop went trolling for hookers while he was on duty?

Did the state pay or did you have to pay for it yourselves?

Picking up hookers on an expense account. Now that's livin'.

Justice Hog · Post by **Justice Hog** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 4:52 pm

Nah. He was workin' . . . I was just havin' fun. I think the hookers we saw that night had 25 teeth collectively among them....which, considering their profession, is probably not necessarily a bad thing.

ejay183 · Post by **ejay183** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 4:55 pm

I thought you guys were talking about the Police Academy movies.

SkinsChic · Post by **SkinsChic** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 6:54 am

No....we've gone from a serious class that I'm taking to Justice Hog chasing hookers. Amazing how these threads get so off track with one simple comment.

Justice Hog · Post by **Justice Hog** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 9:59 am

Hey...sorry bout that. I guess, although my comment was kinda/sorta on topic, it resulted in a whole new tangent.

Seriously, I wish they would offer these types of classes everywhere. I think they would give John Q. Public a better sense of what it's like to be a police officer....and how much they should be admired for what they do.

Unless....of course....they're a rookie giving some guy a Reckless Driving charge for driving 89/55.

SkinsChic · Post by **SkinsChic** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 9:19 am

Class was great last nite. A very high energy officer lectured us about the use of force - why, when, what tools, etc. I actually held a couple of guns, leg irons, etc. Interesting.

Justice Hog · Post by **Justice Hog** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 9:56 am

Do they teach you any thing on laws - search & seizure, arrest v. detaining, etc.?

SkinsChic · Post by **SkinsChic** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 2:47 pm

They touch on some stuff...but like how long they are legally allowed to hold someone before charging them, etc.

hailskins666 · Post by **hailskins666** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 8:04 pm

i hate cops. sorry about the interuption, no offense to anyone, carry on and ignore the guy who can't put his foot in his mouth.