 LEE'S SUMMIT POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
2012 CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY
The Academy provides information about the daily operation of the police department and increases rapport with the public to better inform or dispel any misinformation through an educational process. The course is a 10-week, thirty-hour program that will meet on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Classes will begin on February 28th, 2012 and run through May 1, 2012. Lee’s Summit Police Officers and employees provide the instruction. This program allows Police Officers and Lee’s Summit citizens to interact and exchange ideas about making our community safer.
Topics that are taught include Patrol Tactics, Bomb Disposal, Emergency Services Squad, Drug, Criminal and Juvenile Investigations, Traffic and DWI Enforcement, Criminal Law, K-9 unit, Firearms and specialized weapons.
Completion of this program DOES NOT certify a citizen as a Police Officer or a Reserve Officer. Participants must be at least 18 years of age and a resident or business owner in Lee’s Summit. Applicants will be screened for acceptability and a criminal history check will be completed. A felony arrest will automatically disqualify an applicant. There is no fee for the course. Applications are available Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the police department front desk, or can be downloaded by clicking here. For additional information you may contact the Public Information Office at (816) 969-1707.
Applications will be accepted from January 2nd through February 10th, 2012. Once completed, an application may be dropped off at Police Headquarters, 10 NE Tudor Road, or mailed to the Police Department to the attention of Sgt. Chris Depue. Applicants will be notified in writing if they have been accepted into the program within 2 weeks of the closing date.
You may also obtain information by clicking on Sergeant Depue's e-mail address.
Public Information & Community Interaction Supervisor
816-969-1707
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