Accomack County Police Announce Citizen's Police Academy

Major Todd Godwin announced today that the Sheriff's Department will be conducting its 13th Citizen's Police Academy.

The Citizen's Police Academy will consist of 9 two hour classes involving classroom and practical instruction by certified instructors from the Accomack County Sheriff's Department. The instruction will consist of an overall view of the operation of the Sheriff's Department including patrol, criminal, investigation, courtroom familiarization, jail and communications.

Students will receive classrom instruction on laws of arrest, patrol with uniformed deputies, work through a mock crime scene with Investigators and crime scene technicians.


Citizens will also visit the department's firing range with the opportunity to fire department issued specialized weapons. This will be with the supervision of a Certified Fire Arm Instructor. Citizens will also witness a demonstration of the department's Swat Team and K-9 Unit.


The Academy Classes will be held at the Eastern Shore Community College Workforce Development Center on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 PM beginning March 30, 2011 and concluding May 25, 2011. Anyone interested in applying for the Academy is asked to contact Lieutenant David A. Rogers at 787-1131 or 824-5666.

The class will be limited to 20 students.