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Fair Lawn Police Department To Host Annual Junior Police Academy
Applications open in May for the August academy.
Press release from Fair Lawn Police Department:
May 3, 2022
The Fair Lawn Police Department will be hosting its annual Junior Police Academy this year from Monday, August 8th to Friday, August 12th. This year’s junior academy training will include visits to the Bergen County Law & Public Safety Complex in Mahwah & Nickelodeon Universe Indoor Theme Park in East Rutherford. The junior recruits will receive training in police tactics, drug and alcohol awareness and internet safety. They will also see demonstrations conducted by the Bergen County Sheriff’s K-9 Unit and Bomb Squad and DEA Special Response Team, plus visits by the Fair Lawn Fire Department, Fair Lawn Rescue Squad and Fair Lawn Ambulance Corps.
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Junior recruits need to be between the ages of eleven (11) and fourteen (14) by August 1st to be eligible to apply.
Applications will be available at Fair Lawn Police Headquarters, 8-01 Fair Lawn Avenue, starting on Tuesday, May 17th at 9:00am. Applications that are accepted will be on a first-come basis. Questions can be directed to Officer Michael O’Brien at 201-794-5365 or by e-mail at [email protected].
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