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Duluth accepting applications for Hispanic Police Academy

The Duluth Police Department is accepting applications for the Hispanic Citizens Police Academy. Courtesy City of Duluth
The Duluth Police Department is accepting applications for the Hispanic Citizens Police Academy. Courtesy City of Duluth
By Karen Huppertz
April 3, 2018

El Departamento de Policía de Duluth está aceptando solicitudes para la Academia de Policía de Ciudadanos Hispanos. The Duluth Police Department is accepting applications for the Hispanic Citizens Police Academy (class is in complete Spanish)! Classes to be held 7 to 10 p.m. beginning April 12 and continues every Thursday for 8-weeks at the Duluth Police Department, 3276 Buford Highway.

Classes will cover firearm safety, traffic, gangs, patrol, K9 units, investigations, ride-alongs, and when to shoot/when not to shoot scenarios.

Deadline to apply is April 6. Information and applications: www.tinyurl.com/DuluthHispanicPoliceAcademy.

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