Town of Flower Mound, Texas

Police

Citizen Academies

Citizen Police Academy - Fall 2011

The Flower Mound Police Department will offer the popular Citizen Police Academy this fall for Flower Mound residents. The free, 11-week course will explore the inner workings of the Police Department. Classes will meet Thursdays from 7 to 9:30 p.m. and one Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. beginning September 1, 2011 at the Police Department, 4150 Kirkpatrick Lane. The academy provides information and hands-on experience of law enforcement practices such as recruitment, training, narcotics, firearms, K-9, and the School Resource Officer, SWAT, Patrol, Criminal Investigation, and Traffic divisions, Crime Scene Analysis.

Upon completion, participants will be eligible to join the Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association and are eligible to participate in Citizens on Patrol. Applications are available online at www.flower-mound.com, via email request to crime.prevention@flower-mound.com, or in-person at the Police Department. Applicants must meet certain criteria, complete the necessary application and release forms, and will be subject to a criminal history and background check. The deadline to register is August 15, 2011. For more information, call 972.874.3357.

Download the application here (requires Adobe Reader ) or obtain an application at the Flower Mound Police Station:

The Flower Mound Police Station
4150 Kirkpatrick Ln.
Flower Mound, Texas 75028

For more information please contact:
Officer Justin Buck
Crime Awareness/Community Services
Phone: 972.874.3357
Fax: 972.874.3316
crime.prevention@flower-mound.com

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Junior Police Academy (JPA)

The Flower Mound Police Department is hosting two sessions of the Junior Police Academy this summer for students who will enter the eighth grade in the fall of 2011. The sessions will be held from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. June 20 – 24 and August 1 - 5 at the Flower Mound Police Department, 4150 Kirkpatrick Lane. The academy is designed to motivate young people, enhance leadership skills, and encourage community participation. The JPA transforms the traditional role of the police officer into one of mentor and friend while motivating participants to be outstanding citizens through law enforcement education. The program will provide students with an extensive tour of the Police Department and presentations on drug enforcement, criminal investigation, K-9, traffic stops. In addition, the SWAT team will conduct a live exercise incorporating academy students.

Space is limited and all students must be pre-registered. Online or mail registration is not available at this time. Registration packets will be accepted in-person May 2 through May 23 during regular business hours at the Flower Mound Police Department, 4150 Kirkpatrick Lane. Registration packets are available at the front office of each Flower Mound Middle School, in the lobby of the Police Department, and by downloading here. Once a student has been confirmed for acceptance into the academy, a $20 registration fee is due upon the first day of class. For more information, please contact Officer Justin Buck at 972.874.3357.