April 17, 2012 > Applications now being accepted for Citizen's Police Academy Applications now being accepted for Citizen's Police Academy The Fremont Police Department is currently accepting applications for the next Citizen's Academy; class size will be limited to approximately 25 attendees. Have you ever wanted to get an inside look at the Fremont Police Department? Now is your opportunity. Beginning, Thursday, May 17, 2012, the Fremont Police Department will start it's next Citizen's Academy Class. The free 12-session program will run for ten weeks generally meeting one night a week (Thursday) from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. One or two Saturday classes may be scheduled to accommodate specialized training. Participants learn about topics such as police selection and training, internal investigations, criminal law, patrol operations, communications, crime prevention, crime analysis, firearms training, critical incidents, narcotics, gangs, traffic enforcement and much more. To learn more about the academy and to sign up go to www.fremontpolice.org/citizensacademy. If you have any questions, please contact Lt. Kimberly Petersen at Kpetersen@fremont.gov or call 510-790-6869.