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The Selah Police Department as part of its Community Services division provides a range of crime prevention services. From home security checks to bicycle safety presentations and National Night Out Against Crime activities held in the 1st week of August.
One of the more successful programs the department sponsors in our effort to build on our police-community partnership is a Citizens Academy. The Citizen Academy is an 12 week program that allows citizens to learn more about the criminal justice system. During a series of classroom and field presentations they get to hear from various instructors that are drawn from the different sectors of the criminal justice system and the police department. Topics range from the court system and jail operation to the various aspects in the operation of the police department. Students even get some "hands on" experience in a firearms training simulator, to driving a patrol car through a precision driving course with the department's E.V.O.C. instructor. The response from this program has been outstanding. Over the past three years over 100 citizens have gone through the program.
In April of 2005, the Selah Police Department held it's first "Spanish Citizen's Academy". 33 Students from Selah, Sunnyside, Outlook, Granger, Toppenish, Harrah, Parker, Yakima, and Wapato attended and graduated from the 12 week course of instruction (same curriculum as the English Citizen's Academy). Spanish speaking officers from Selah, DEA, Grandview, Granger, Wapato, WA State Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, and the Yakima County Prosecutor's office presented classes in their area of expertise. The response from the Hispanic community was most positive and beyond all expectations. We hope to see you next year. Thank you one and all!
| YEAR | STUDENTS GRADUATED | SPONSORING AGENCY |
| 2005 | 33 | Selah Police |
| 2006 | 40 | Wapato Police |
| 2007 | 47 | Selah Police |
In the near future we will be adding to this page several frequently asked questions that we get and provide some helpful suggestions that might be of assistance to you.