CREST HAVEN — The County Public Safety Training Center’s Citizens Police Academy graduation will be held at 7 p.m. on April 27, according to Freeholder Vice-Director Ralph E. Sheets, Jr. and Chief James Rybicki, President of the Cape May County Chiefs of Police Association.
Graduation will take place at the Public Safety Training Center located at 171 Crest Haven Road, Cape May Court House.
The Citizens Police Academy, sponsored by the Cape May County Chiefs of Police Association and the Cape May County Police Academy, gives an overview of the law enforcement function.
“Our citizens saw how police are trained and how they respond to various situations. This hands on academy gave citizens an opportunity to experience and participate in police operations in simulated situations,” Sheets said
Topics covered included Criminal Justice Overview, Criminal Law, Juvenile Law, Crime Scene Investigation, Internal Affairs, Crimes Against Children, Traffic Related Activities, Use of Force, CPR and AED certifications, SWAT Team Demonstrations, and simulated police activities.
The following 22 Citizens from Cape May County have completed the program that ran from February 9 through April 27th:
Pat Anselmo, Wildwood Crest
Elsie Ayers, Cape May
Charlie Belcher, North Cape May
Mark Conte, Cape May Court House
Dave Drummond, Rio Grande
Joseph Fox, Cape May
Regina Hickman, Cape May
John Kennedy, Cape May
Buzz Kircher, Stone Harbor
Julie Kircher, Stone Harbor
Judy LaPorta, Cape May Court House
Lewis Loughlin, Cape May
Jim Malinowski, Cape May
John Malinowski, Cape May
Thomas McGarry, North Wildwood
William Smigo, Cape May
Linda Steenrod, Cape May
Philip Tomlin, Cape May Court House
Thomas White , Cape May
James Wyatt, Cape May
David Wilson, Ocean City
Joan Wilson, Ocean City
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