The Egg Harbor Township Police Department are looking for a few good....volunteers.
The Police Department held their Citizens Police Academy - Class #2 from June 3rd
through July 8th, 2008. The Citizen’s Police Academy is a 30-hour block of instruction designed to
give the public a knowledge of the Egg Harbor Township Police Department. It consisted of ten
classes which were held twice a week from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. The instruction was comprehensive,
and each week a different area of the department is covered. Instruction was provided by the officers
and supervisors who work in the particular area being covered.
Covered in this course were such topics as Organizations and Functions of the Police Department,
Overview of the Criminal Justice System, Criminal and Traffic Law, Searches, Functions of Patrol
Operations, Reporting to Records, Internal Affairs, the Judicial System, Weapons, Emergency
Response Team, K-9, various programs in the Juvenile Community Services Unit, PAL, Explorers,
and Domestic Violence Response just to name a few.
For those who successfully completed the Academy, we will be asking them to donate a few hours a
week in a field that they may have expertise in. It could with computers, filing, or working with the
Traffic unit and moving Radar trailers from location to location.
We have had 11 graduates to this point an many are now serving as Volunteers in Policing. The Police Department is looking to hold a 3rd session in late 2009-2010.
If you are interested, go to ehtpd.com web site, click on police, then forms and print out the Citizen
Police Academy Application. Once it is filled out, drop it off for Chief Blaze Catania’s Office.
The selection process will consist of a background check and interview. Should you have any
questions, please contact Dsgt. Tom Chambers at 926-4097 or Captain William Fair at 926-4062.
Citizen's Police Academy