August 14th to November 13, 2024

Apply by July 15th

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Citizens Academy

The Wenatchee Police Department is accepting applications for the Citizens Academy. This Academy is intended to open a dialog with the community, fosters a community partnership, and encourages community service through educating the community in the challenges of local law enforcement and police policies and procedures.

The Academy is a free 14 week class for the public, held on Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Academy is generally held from the end of August until mid-November. Wenatchee residents are provided with firsthand information about how the Wenatchee Police Department operates. Citizens are acquainted with law enforcement’s role in serving and protecting the community and exposed to the tasks police officers encounter in the daily performance of their duties.

Academy sessions are taught by our police officers, department support personnel and other local criminal justice professionals. The weekly three-hour sessions cover a range of topics including information about specialty units, patrol procedures, community-oriented policing, domestic violence, sex crimes, dispatch and records procedures, high-risk calls, use of force, career development, traffic enforcement and court procedures. The Citizen’s Academy is not intended to make Police Officers out of the public; however, those who attend will be provided opportunities to ask questions and apply the new information in a practical setting (such as driving a police patrol car through a skills course).

Applicants must be 18 years of age, have a valid driver’s license, and cannot be a convicted felon. Please contact Detective Koch at (509) 888-4257 or rkoch@WenatcheeWA.gov or Detective Aumell at (509) 888-4255 or caumell@WenatcheeWA.gov with any questions.

The Academy instruction is presented in English and ends with a graduation ceremony with diplomas presented by Chief Crown.

To download the Citizen's Academy application form: Click Here for Word .DOCX, or Click Here for Adobe .PDF.