Elk Grove Police Seeks Citizen Volunteers

Applications now being accepted for Citizens’ Academy


The Elk Grove Police Department is now accepting applications for the next Citizens’ Academy, which begins February 10, 2010. The Citizens’ Academy is a sixteen week program designed to inform and teach interested residents about the various aspects of municipal policing.

The program covers procedures from patrol and investigations, vehicle operations, arrest and control techniques, 911 communications, code enforcement and animal control.

The Citizens’ Academy is free of charge and meets on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Elk Grove Police Department. Participants must be at least 18 years of age, live or work in Elk Grove and have no felony convictions (a background check will be completed on all applicants before entering the Citizens’ Academy).

For more information please contact Officer Jason Jacobo (916) 478-8126 or visit the Elk Grove Police Department website at www.elkgrovepd.org

The application deadline is Monday, February 8.