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The Marion Police Department is accepting online registrations for the 2023 Citizen’s Police Academy. Registrations are due on August 30th, 2023.

Our Citizen Police Academy provides the citizens of Marion a hands-on opportunity to learn more about their Police Department and the tasks and services our officers provide each day. Graduates may be eligible to join the Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association granting them a special status at the Police Department.

To enroll, you must be at least 18 years of age, be a citizen of or work in Marion County, and pass a criminal records check.

Classes meet every Wednesday night from 6:00pm to 8:30pm for 10 weeks beginning September 13, 2023. All classes are taught by Marion City Police Department personnel. Some of the classes include: Drug laws and enforcement, traffic enforcement, crime scene processing, and a History of the department.

If you have any questions, please contact Lt. Ed Brown at 740-387-2525 ext 1147 or by email at ebrown@marionohio.org.

The Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni Association was founded in 2001. Currently, the association has about 50 members. Members of the CPAAA must have first completed a Citizen’s Police Academy.

CPAAA members will be issued a special ID card that allows them access to a lot of areas and functions not open to the general public. They will be allowed greater “Ride Along” privileges than most people. They will also have the opportunity to volunteer their time that other citizens do not have.

CPAAA serves the community in a variety of ways, including:

• Child ID program
• Vacation Home Checks
• Assist Officers in Ride-Alongs

Block Watch is a program in Marion allowing neighborhoods the opportunity to come together and help prevent and report crime. One of the best tools used to fight crime is a good neighbor. The Police Department can’t be on every corner, so a watchful and alert neighbor is an excellent tool to help direct police officers to suspicious activity and possible crime.