Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office To Hold Second Annual Citizens Police Academy

Lincolnton -- The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is now taking applications for the Citizens Police Academy. The 11-week academy will be held on Tuesday nights from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Class dates will run from September through November and will be held at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 700 John Howell Memorial Drive in Lincolnton.

Participants will be introduced to various functions of the Sheriff’s Office that will include a ride-along with an officer, patrol procedures, criminal investigations, and how the communications center works. Students will also go through the firearms simulator and learn how an officer makes a split second decision on the use of firearms.

Academy Lead Instructor 1st Sgt Erin Long has chosen veteran officers and personnel to teach the course. The instructors specialize in their area of expertise. Each instructor has years of experience and training in the subject they will teach. The officers and personnel also bring street experience or actual events into the classroom.

The Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy will be open at no cost to residents of Lincoln County who are at least 18 years old and with no felony convictions. Applicants will also undergo a background check.

Applications can be picked up at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office located on John Howell Memorial Drive and will be available on line at www.lincolnsheriff.org. Applications will be accepted through August 15, 2008.

For more information contact First Sgt. Erin Long at 704-732-9050 or 704-736-8878.