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St. Louis Citizens' Police Academies

Friday, November 16, 2012

Police Academies Open to All

Patch readers ask specific questions based on the St. Louis County Police Department's citizens' academy series. The series launched this week targeting St. Louis area Muslims and concerns geared towards that communty; St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fi

Patch editors received a variety of questions, stemming from the first time Citizens' Police Academy initiated Wednesday by St. Louis County Police West County Precinct officers, in partnership with Islamic Foundation members, at the Manchester-based Daar-ul-Islam Mosque. The eight classes are being held Nov. 14 through Jan. 16. See related article:  First Citizens' Police Academy for All St. Louis Muslims Starts Wednesday A focus on the safety of a particular sector of residents raised questions from other St. Louis County residents; Patch secured answers from St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch and media officer Randy Vaughn. Fitch said Citizens' Police Academies were started in 1992/1993 by the St. Louis County Police Department …

Julie Brown Patton

11:28 am on Friday, November 16, 2012

Jane, to further put the situation into context: St. Louis County police officers will hold general or customized citizens' police academies for any law-abiding groups who request them, assuming time allows. Anyone who is interested in attending this current, particular series can contact Adil Imdad at 314–324-3400 or e-mail at adil_imdad@yahoo.com to inquire. The police officers conducting this …   more ›

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