Residents can learn about duties of Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department at Citizens Academy
If you’ve ever wondered about police work, the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department has scheduled a Citizens Police Academy beginning next month.
Residents will learn about police work from criminal justice instructors, covering topics such as the investigation of serious and fatal crashes, traffic stop protocol, K-9 abilities and uses, special weapons and tactics, criminal investigations and advanced investigations, evidence collection, computer forensics and metro dispatch.
The third annual academy takes place 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday nights from March 23 to May 25 at the main sheriff's department station on Hogback Road in Ann Arbor.
Anyone who's interested should contact Deputy Ray Yee at yeer@ewashtenaw.org or Sgt. David Archer at archerd@ewashtenaw.org.
There is a short, but required, application process.
Lisa Allmendinger is a reporter for AnnArbor.com. She can be reached at lisaallmendinger@annarbor.com.