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Lilburn police opens applications for Citizens Police Academy

Lilburn is accepting applications for Citizen’s Police Academy. (Courtesy Lilburn Police Department)
Lilburn is accepting applications for Citizen’s Police Academy. (Courtesy Lilburn Police Department)
By Jillian Price
Jan 19, 2023

The Lilburn Police Department is accepting applications for this year’s Citizens Police Academy.

The 13-week program, held every Thursday, is designed to educate and inform citizens about law enforcement including crime prevention, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations and life-saving techniques. It will run from Feb. 16 through May 11, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the Lilburn police headquarters.

Participants also will work with law enforcement officers in the community.

To qualify, applicants must:

  • Be at least 21 years old.
  • Have no prior felony arrests or crimes of moral turpitude.
  • Have no misdemeanor arrests within one year of the application.
  • Possess a valid Georgia driver’s license.

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Jillian Price covers local news for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She is a graduate of Baylor University and the University of Texas at Austin. She joined the AJC in 2022 and mainly covers Gwinnett County cities.

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