Salisbury Police Department Citizens' Police Academy - Application Deadline Nears

The Salisbury Police Department is currently advertising for applicants for its upcoming Citizen's Police Academy.

Application forms (2 pages) and a two page brochure are attached to this message. These can be printed out and completed for submission to the SPD.

Applications must be received by

Monday, February 8th, not later than 4:30 p.m.

Salisbury Police Department Headquarters is located at the corner of West Salisbury Parkway (Route 50 West) and Delaware Avenue. Entrance to the parking lot is on Delaware Avenue. Applications can be submitted to the desk officer in the lobby.

Understanding the role of the police department and how it can best function with a strong community member interface are highlights of the course. "Participants in the program will learn about the organizational structure of the Salisbury Police Department, its mission, its role and values, community policing concepts, criminal procedural law, criminal investigation techniques, evidence collection procedures, traffic law enforcement, drug enforcement community relations/crime prevention programs and more."

Two two-hour sessions on successive Thursdays (February 11th and 18th) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. are scheduled.

Each applicant must be at least 18 years of age and will be subject to a criminal background check prior to admission to the program.

Contact Lieutenant Paul Simon for more details at 410-548-3165, extension 1181.

I personally urge everyone receiving this message to consider taking this course, and to bring a friend, neighbor or family member along to sign up.
In this time of heightened vigilance in response to burglaries, robberies, assaults and other mayhem in our city and its neighborhoods, it is extremely important for us to have a good grip on what the abilities and responsibilities of our police department are. With that understanding in place, we can better interface with the SPD and our local government in its efforts to make Salisbury a safer place to live, work and do business.

Applications will be available at tonight's meeting. 7:15 at 809 Camden Avenue. If you fill one out at tonight's event, I'll hand deliver it to the SPD HQ for you tomorrow.

Tim Spies
President, Camden Neighborhood Association