Crime & Safety

LAPD Accepting Community Police Academy Applicants

The next session begins Sept. 13.

The Los Angeles Police Department's Topanga Division station, which serves Woodland Hills and other local areas, is accepting applicants for the upcoming Community Police Academy.

The academy gives community members the opportunity to experience some of what LAPD officers go through during their own training. During the course of the sessions, participants will elarn about the law, the varying types of force an officer may use during different situations, crime scene investigation and more.

Four community police academy sessions were offered this year, however the only remaining one takes place from Sept. 13 to Nov. 1. Classes take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at the Davis Training Facility in Granada Hills.

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Those interested in attending one of the academies, send email to the Topanga Division at topangapolice@lapd.lacity.org with your full name, home address, telephone number, email address.


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