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The Douglas Police Department is offering a Citizen Police Academy course that will begin on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at the Douglas Police Department located at 225 W. Bryan Street. The course covers numerous areas and is designed to introduce and inform citizens of the role of Law Enforcement in the community and familiarize them with some of the applications of law. The class hours will be 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM every Thursday night beginning Feb. 2nd through March 23rd. The last day of the Academy will be an all-day event on Saturday, March 23rd. This day’s training will include firearms training at the Douglas Firearms Training Facility. Some of the topics covered are: Police Dept. Structure, Crime Scene Processing, Family Violence, Juvenile law, Gangs, Evidence Procedures, Patrol Operations, COP, Use of Force, Firearms Training, Internal Affairs, Complaint process, Disciplinary process, and participants will conduct a ride along with an Officer during the course. You do not have to be a resident of Douglas to attend this course. It is open to all citizens over 18 years of age. Registration deadline is January 27, 2017. Registration forms are available from the Douglas Police Department or contact, Commander Bart McCulloch at (912) 384-2222 Ext. 3616 or e-mail at bmcculloch@cityofdouglas.com.