The Spring 2020 Community Police Academy will meet once a week from February 11, 2020 thru April 7, 2020. Classes will be on Tuesday nights from 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., and on one Saturday at the Police Range. For more information and to submit your application, visit https://www.fremontpolice.gov/CommunityAcademy.
Applications due Friday, January 17, 2020.
The academy is an educational experience taught primarily in a classroom setting, and offers a transparent overview into the department’s structure, services, and personnel. Classes are lecture based with some role-playing exercises. Academy participants are not expected to perform actual police officer duties and may elect to abstain from any of the practical exercises.
Participants will learn about:
- Communications
- Social Media
- Crime prevention
- Critical incidents
- Firearms training
- K-9
- Hiring process
- Narcotics
- Traffic enforcement
- SWAT
- Investigation
- Crime Scene Investigation
Applicant Requirements
The Police Department will coordinate Livescan appointments for all applicants. Applicants will be notified of the process after submitting an application. Applicants must live or work in the City of Fremont, but do not need to be a US citizen. Participants in the Community Police Academy are granted access to restricted law enforcement facilities. Consequently, the Fremont Police Department maintains the right to disqualify any applicant without notification of cause. Applicants will undergo a background check, to include digital fingerprinting (LiveScan) and a records check, at no cost to the applicant. Applicants previously convicted of a felony will be disqualified. Misdemeanor convictions will be considered on a case by case basis.
