Parker Police Citizen Academy

Parker area residents are invited to attend the Parker Police
Department's eight-week citizen academy program. This program gives
participants firsthand information about how the police department operates.
Classes will focus on criminal law, the drug task force, evidence,
dispatch, firearms training (optional), traffic laws, accident reconstruction,
DUI laws, Taser demonstrations, DARE and many other topics. All
attendees will also participate in a graduation at the end of the program.

The classroom work, combined with field trips and tours, begins
Thursday, April 3 and requires a commitment of one night a week from 6 to 10
p.m. for eight weeks. All classes will be held on Thursday nights.

Find the application online at www.parkeronline.org or pick up an
application at the Parker Police Department, located at 19600 E. Parker
Square Drive. Applications must be turned in to the Police Department no
later than March 20 at 5 p.m. Applications will be accepted on a
first-come, first-served basis. All applicants are subject to a background
check.

Participation is limited to 15 people ages 21 and older. Due to the
tremendous success of the program, citizen police academies will be held
three times in 2008. For more information, contact Lt. Prior at
303.841.9800 or jprior@parkeronline.org or Kathy Henry at
khenry@parkeronline.org.