Police seek volunteers
COEUR d'ALENE - The Coeur d'Alene Police Department's Citizens on Patrol Academy will run from Oct. 2 through Oct. 30.
The classes will be at the police department, 3818 Schreiber Way, from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday nights.
The purpose of the academy, free to the public, is to develop positive relations between law enforcement and the community through education, and to provide training which enables citizens of Coeur d'Alene to assist the police department with various duties and services.
Each candidate will receive specialized instruction pertaining to law enforcement type duties during the COPS Academy. COPS graduates will be assigned to the patrol division and will drive a car marked for Citizens on Patrol. Duties include crime prevention programs, towing of abandoned vehicles, traffic control assistance at accident scenes, issuance of parking violation citations and various assigned details.
COPS graduates will not have law enforcement powers and will not be armed.
Class size is limited to 40 applicants. Applications must be received by Sept. 21.
Info: Coordinator Paul McGraw, 769-2320, or visit the department's Facebook page.