{"id":141515,"date":"2025-04-07T20:03:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T00:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=141515"},"modified":"2025-04-07T20:03:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T00:03:32","slug":"allentown-police-department-announces-in-person-citizens-police-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=141515","title":{"rendered":"Allentown Police Department Announces In-Person Citizen\u2019s Police Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ALLENTOWN, PA \u2014 The Allentown Police Department is recruiting for the next class of its Citizen\u2019s Police Academy, an interactive, in-person program designed to strengthen the relationship between the police department and the community it serves.<\/p>\n<p>The Academy will run Monday and Wednesday evenings from April 28 through June 4, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, and will offer participants an inside look at police operations, training, and specialized units within the department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to welcome residents into our department and provide them with a hands-on learning experience,\u201d said Officer Jacqueline Murray of the Community Outreach Unit. \u201cThis program is a great opportunity for open dialogue, community engagement, and mutual understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Topics covered during the academy include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Department Structure<\/li>\n<li>Specialty Units<\/li>\n<li>Community Outreach<\/li>\n<li>Hiring and Recruiting<\/li>\n<li>Defense Tactics<\/li>\n<li>Firearms and Safety<\/li>\n<li>First Aid<\/li>\n<li>Traffic Stops<\/li>\n<li>Chaplain Corps<\/li>\n<li>Emergency Vehicle Operations<\/li>\n<li>Practicum Simulations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Registration is free, and space is limited. Interested residents are encouraged to submit their application by emailing Officer Jacqueline Murray at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Jacqueline.Murray@allentownpa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jacqueline.Murray@allentownpa.gov<\/a>\u00a0by Wednesday, April 9.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact the Allentown Police Department Community Outreach Unit at 610-437-7741, ext. 2546.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Citizens-Police-Academy.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-141516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Citizens-Police-Academy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Citizens-Police-Academy.png 940w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Citizens-Police-Academy-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Citizens-Police-Academy-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nGenesis Ortega<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.AllentownPA.gov\">http:\/\/www.AllentownPA.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALLENTOWN, PA \u2014 The Allentown Police Department is recruiting for the next class of its Citizen\u2019s Police Academy, an interactive, in-person program designed to strengthen the relationship between the police &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=141515\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Allentown Police Department Announces In-Person Citizen\u2019s Police Academy<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":141517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5716,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allentown","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/citizens-academy.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141515"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=141515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/141517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=141515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=141515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=141515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}