Slots open in LITH police academy

On Sept. 8, the Lake in the Hills Police Department will host its 29th Citizen's Police Academy. The Citizen's Police Academy will run for 10 weeks, with one 3-hour course being held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. each Monday.

The course topics will provide an overview of various aspects of police work performed by the Lake in the Hills Police Department. Some topics covered, just to name a few, are crime scene investigation, firearms, law overview, and gangs and community relations. In some classes. the citizens can take a hands-on approach and be able to participate in the various practical exercises.

The objective behind this program is to provide an educational program to citizens in the community that will increase the citizen's awareness of the job functions of the department, thus creating a better understanding and working relationship between the community and its police department.

The course will be taught at the Lake in the Hills Police Station with the exception of classes that require field locations. Instructors for the course will be members of the Lake in the Hills Police Department.

Applicant qualifications demand participants be at least 18 years of age; have no felony convictions nor any misdemeanor convictions that question the moral character of the applicant; be willing to commit to attending one 3-hour class per week for the 10 week period; and be able to deal with material that may be graphic at times.

Call now and sign up for this fun and informative course. For more information, call the community relations division at (847) 658-5676. An application can be obtained at the police department or online at www.lith.org/police.