Local Teens Graduate From Suffolk PD Youth Academy

BRENTWOOD, NY — Search and seizure, defensive tactics and military drills were all in a day's work for local high school students who recently completed a police training program.

Twenty-seven Long Island high school students completed the Suffolk County Police BOCES Youth Academy from April 15 to 19 at Suffolk County Community College's Brentwood campus.

According to Suffolk County police, students underwent training including New York State laws, search and seizure, traffic stops, defensive tactics, military drill and physical agility conditioning.

They also watched demonstrations from the Canine Section, Emergency Service Section, and Crime Scene Section, police said in a Facebook post.

"My son went to this a couple of years back and now he’s a Police Officer," a Long Island mother commented on the post.

The program is a cooperative partnership between Western Suffolk BOCES, the Eastern Long Island Academy of Applied Technology, and Suffolk PD for teens who have an interest in pursuing a career in law enforcement, according to the program's website.

In addition, there are four different week-long Youth Academy programs offered including a High School Youth Academy, County Youth Executive Academy, Explorer/Sea Cadet Youth Academy, and the BOCES Criminal Justice Youth Academy.