Port of Seattle Police Department Citizens Academy Being Offered for the First Time in Downtown Seattle

Have you wondered about the work of a Port police officer?

The Port of Seattle Police Department is offering a unique opportunity to learn up close about the many challenges facing local law enforcement. It's called “Citizens Academy” and consists of a once-a-week, 10-week program that is open to the public. For the first time, the Academy is being offered in downtown Seattle so that waterfront and other Seattle community members can attend. It will be held at the World Trade Center Building, across from Pier 66, on Mondays, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, July 13 thru September 2.

Police officers and civilian personnel who are experts in their fields teach the classes at the Citizens Academy. Each instructor has years of training and street experience, providing insights not ordinarily available to those outside the department.

Subjects include: patrol, community policing, recruitment and training, domestic violence, narcotics, dispatch, investigations, crimes scene analysis, SRT (a.k.a. SWAT), explosive detection and narcotics detection K-9 and the bomb squad.

All classes are free of charge and open to the public. The class is limited to 25 participants, so get your application in early.

Want to participate? You'll need:

The ability to commit to attending a two-hour weekly class for ten weeks
A background check

Port employees, who wish to participate, must have their manager's permission.

Ready to Apply? Print and fill out the attached application ( 21 KB, PDF) and return it to:

FAX: (206) 248-7134
or
Mail:
Port of Seattle Police
Attn: Citizens Academy
PO Box 68727
Seattle, WA 98168

For more information, please contact Detective Dan Breed, breed.d@portseattle.org, or Officer Kyle Yoshimura at yoshimura.k@portseattle.org.