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Wheeling holding Youth Police Academy in April

The Wheeling Police Department is accepting applications now until March 16 for its Youth Police Academy, available to Wheeling students entering sixth, seventh or eighth grade this fall.

Modeled after the department's Citizens Police Academy, the Youth Police Academy is an educational program designed to give youth an inside view of municipal police work. The program combines classroom and practical exercises, with an emphasis having fun while learning.

Classes will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturdays from April 7 to April 28. Subjects include me crime scene investigation, traffic law and vehicle stops and a police dog demonstration.

For more information and to download an application, visit www.wheelingil.gov/266/Youth-Police-Academy.

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